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authorV3n3RiX <venerix@koprulu.sector>2024-01-24 16:45:44 +0000
committerV3n3RiX <venerix@koprulu.sector>2024-01-24 16:45:44 +0000
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+++ b/metadata/news/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge.en.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Title: Merging of installkernel-gentoo and installkernel-systemd
Author: Andrew Ammerlaan <andrewammerlaan@gentoo.org>
Posted: 2024-01-18
-Revision: 1
+Revision: 2
News-Item-Format: 2.0
Display-If-Installed: sys-kernel/installkernel
Display-If-Installed: sys-kernel/installkernel-gentoo
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ User Action Required (systemd-boot users)
Previously sys-kernel/installkernel-systemd provided kernel installation
automation for users of systemd-boot. sys-kernel/installkernel provides
the same functionality but only via systemd's kernel-install. Users
-of systemd-boot should therefore ensure that the systemd USE flag is enabled
+of systemd-boot should therefore ensure that the "systemd" USE flag is enabled
when upgrading to >=sys-kernel/installkernel-14.
-This upgrade path is enforced by sys-kernel/installkernel-systemd-4, which is
-just a wrapper pulling in >=sys-kernel/installkernel-14 with the systemd flag
+Users who are using the distribution kernels (i.e. gentoo-kernel(-bin)) should
+enable the "dracut" USE flag on installkernel as well to pull in and enable
+the dracut initramfs generator. This is enforced by portage.
+
+The upgrade path is enforced by sys-kernel/installkernel-systemd-4, which is
+just a wrapper pulling in >=sys-kernel/installkernel-14 with the "systemd" flag
enabled. sys-kernel/installkernel-systemd may be removed after installing
>=sys-kernel/installkernel-14.