[Buildroot] [git commit master 1/1] initramfs: update help text

[Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com>]

On 2010-06-27, Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:42:34 +0000 (UTC)
> Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > No, but you could extract the tarball (as root or using fakeroot) and
>> > point CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE to it.
>> 
>> An extracted tarball isn't one of the options either.
>> CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE can be pointed at either a cpio archive or the
>> source file list.
>
> Or a directory containing the hierarchy of files/directories to include
> in the initramfs.

You're right.  I'd mis-read the help for the initramfs option.

Doesn't that means you have to do one step of the build as root?

I don't think I that's a viable option.

>> > But yes, providing a way to generate the cpio archive without building a
>> > kernel would be nicer.
>> 
>> It works fine the way it is.  What's the reason for disabling the
>> buildign of a cpio file source list?
>
> It was to fix bug #2119.

I currently build with the initramfs option without having to build a
kernel. Isn't there some way to fix bug 2119 without breaking a use
case for existing users?

-- 
Grant