copy .config to other location before making mrproper arch-dependant compiler setup scripts check for max kernel size check for max kernel + initrd size (make initrd image : max kernel + initrd size - kernel size) make --modify-bootloader execute ${GK_SHARE}/%%ARCH%%/dobootloader.sh ${kernelname} ${initrdname} for each arch to automate bootloader installation. sparc: max kernel size + initrd size is 5MB there is seperate max kernel size sparc64: 3.5MB to make kernel : 'make image' arch/sparc/boot/image ppc: no max kernel size + initrd size initrd should be the same as x86, pvdabeel should know make vmlinux arch/ppc/boot/vmlinux hppa: make vmlinux ./vmlinux same as top-level makefile alpha: make vmlinux ./vmlinux same as top-level makefile gzip -9c vmlinux > vmlinuz no kernel/initrd limits busybox/dietlibc work