Kernel Build Time
by Chuck56 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5ERTM)
It takes me just under 3 hours to build kernel packages with Pat's scripts. That's using my desktop which has the best specs. Is 3 hours good, bad or it depends?
Pat's scripts build all 5 packages (source, huge, generic, modules & headers). I only need the kernel-generic & the kernel-modules packages to build the initrd & run the custom kernels.
I started by following dive's helpful doc: Yet Another Kernel Compile Guide
I've setup a couple scripts that run from a KDE5 terminal or CLI tty (KDE5 logged out) at similar speeds:


Pat's scripts build all 5 packages (source, huge, generic, modules & headers). I only need the kernel-generic & the kernel-modules packages to build the initrd & run the custom kernels.
I started by following dive's helpful doc: Yet Another Kernel Compile Guide
I've setup a couple scripts that run from a KDE5 terminal or CLI tty (KDE5 logged out) at similar speeds:
- setup the build directories & download the build files then
- modify the config files, prepare the variables & run Pat's build-all-kernel.sh script.