bbb.sh - kernel does not build(?)

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bbb.sh - kernel does not build(?)

[steev]

Can you paste (or pastebin, or gist) the full output of the build script please?

I doubt it's related to rolling, but I should note that I currently build everything on a sana based buildbox.

[0xicl33n]

Ive been building it in a screen session and using putty from this laptop but i can probably just >> to a file...right?

[steev]

Actually - it may entirely be kali-rolling related - the build script from robert might not yet support kali-rolling as a supported distro. Realistically, we should move to doing something similar to what http://ragustechblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/how-to-compile-latest-mainline-kernel.html mentions (creating the uImage this way)

If you're building in screen, before you run a build just do ctrl+a, :log and it should log everything to a file "screenlog" in $CWD that screen is run from.

[steev]

Actually - we don't even need to be doing a uImage, the zImage and friends should work just fine since that's how it is currently done. It's just a matter of putting them all in the correct places.

[0xicl33n]

I actually just shut down my build server from frustration so now ill have to run another build but thats no problem here, it may take about 30-45 minutes to get to that point..

I used to have apt-cacher setup but its gone now

Build started, will post gist as soon as i can.

[steev]

Don't bother - notice the message that I skipped over - unknown deb based system, copy/paste the following output and send to bugs@ - that means that's why it is failing to build. It builds for me because I'm still on sana.

I've sent the email, so now it's just a matter for his system to update to support it. Keep an eye on https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev

[0xicl33n]

Actually

I found in linux-dev/tools/host_det.sh the following:

if [ "x${deb_distro}" = "xsana" ] ; then
            #lsb_release -a
            #Distributor ID:    Kali
            #Description:    Kali GNU/Linux 2.0
            #Release:    2.0
            #Codename:    sana
            deb_distro="jessie"
        fi

After a little poking around the config for rolling should look like:

if [ "x${deb_distro}" = "kali-rolling" ] ; then
            #lsb_release -a
            #Distributor ID: Kali
            #Description:    Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
            #Release:        kali-rolling
            #Codename:       kali-rolling
            deb_distro="sid"
        fi

( im assuming rolling is in fact sid)

Im not giving up that easily ;)

[steev]

Yes, but that's his repo not ours.... so, you can make the modification locally and copy the file in as part of the build script, or wait for his update to the file.

[0xicl33n]

Indeed, i will test with a local copy and perhaps make a pull request (or just report it as an issue)

[steev]

He happily accepts them :)