[Kernel-meetup] Build Process for centos/fedora from the source

[Amit Kucheria]

On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 12:24 PM, Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 10:50 AM, Siddhesh Poyarekar
> <sid at reserved-bit.com> wrote:
>> On Tuesday 06 June 2017 11:57 PM, jitendra kumar khasdev wrote:
>>>     Thanks for it, but I do not want only linux kernel to be compiled.
>>>     Along with
>>>     linux kernel other packages + grub club into distributed format and
>>>     get an iso.
>>>
>>>     eg. fedora_my_distrubution == fedora kernel (a fork) + pakages (a
>>>     fork) + boot loader + my rpm
>>>     etc. --> ISO
>>
>> That sounds like something you'll have to do from scratch, although I
>> found this from a quick search that might help:
>>
>> https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General/RebuildReleaseProcess
>
>
> Jitendra,
>
> You're basically talking about bootstrapping a distro, I think. Is
> this a one-time effort or something you want to do on an ongoing
> basis? The latter is a very involved process requiring lots of
> compilation and storage resources, a sophisticated build queue manager
> that can rebuild when package dependencies change so that you have a
> consistent set of packages.
>
> This article[1] talks about a lot of things you need to know about
> building your own distro. You also have to keep in mind Trademarks and
> Copyrights. You can't just recompile your own version of Debian and
> still call it Debian, for example. So there are a handful of packages
> where you'll need to change default wallpapers and other branding
> related things.

Ohh and check if something like http://www.instalinux.com/ will do the
job for you.

/Amit
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