[PATCH][RFC] Allow the i386 install.sh script to try the generic installkernel.

["Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com>]

Allow the install script arch/i386/boot/install.sh to fall back to try
the generic "installkernel" command if a CROSS_COMPILE version isn't
available.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com>

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the rationale here:

  after cross-compiling the kernel for x86_64, i (accidentally) left
the CROSS_COMPILE variable on the make line when i tried to install
the kernel:

  # make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64- install

as you can see, if you don't have a custom version, the install script
will eventually try to run lilo.  barf.

  is it reasonable, after you check for the custom version, to drop
down and try the generic version (which would have worked just
fine)?

  or is there a cleaner solution?  or is this the correct logic after
all?


diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/install.sh b/arch/i386/boot/install.sh
index 5e44c73..2f7c970 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/install.sh
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/install.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ verify "$3"
 if [ -x ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi
 if [ -x /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel "$@"; fi

+# OK, then, let's try the generic installkernel scripts.
+
+if [ -x ~/bin/installkernel ]; then exec ~/bin/installkernel "$@"; fi
+if [ -x /sbin/installkernel ]; then exec /sbin/installkernel "$@"; fi
+
 # Default install - same as make zlilo

 if [ -f $4/vmlinuz ]; then

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