Re: [gentoo-user] Tracking changes in the kernel config

[Javier Martinez]

* [gentoo-user] Tracking changes in the kernel config
@ 2025-06-24 13:02 whiteman808
  2025-06-25  8:21 ` [gentoo-user] " Anna Vyalkova
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: whiteman808 @ 2025-06-24 13:02 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

I want to compile gentoo-sources for educational purposes and I need 
recommendation how to conveniently track changes at the .config file in kernel 
sources directory. If you recommend Git, what setup in .gitconfig, .gitignore 
do you recommend?

#!/bin/bash
withcvs() {
         nano "$@"
        /usr/bin/etckeeper vcs status
        echo "insert tracking info"
        why=""
        read why
        /usr/bin/etckeeper  commit "$why"
}

withoutcvs() {
         nano "$@"
}

PWD=$(pwd)
MODE=0
for arg in $@; do
        if [[ "${PWD}" == /etc* ]] ; then
                MODE=1
                break
        elif [[ "${arg}" == /etc/* ]]; then
                MODE=1
                break
        else
               continue

        fi

done

if [[ $MODE == 1 ]];
then
        withcvs "$@"
else
        withoutcvs "$@"
fi

I use sys-apps/etckeeper for this with a hackish script like below one that gets aliased to nano that tries to check if the parameter is under control of the cvs to keep track changes:

OpenPGP_0x57E64E0B7FC3BEDF.asc
Description: OpenPGP public key

OpenPGP_signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature