>>>>> On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Andrew Nowa Ammerlaan wrote:

> --- a/eclass/dist-kernel-utils.eclass
> +++ b/eclass/dist-kernel-utils.eclass
> @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ case ${EAPI} in
>  	*) die "${ECLASS}: EAPI ${EAPI:-0} not supported" ;;
>  esac
>  
> -inherit toolchain-funcs
> +inherit mount-boot-utils toolchain-funcs
>  
>  # @FUNCTION: dist-kernel_get_image_path
>  # @DESCRIPTION:
> @@ -79,11 +79,40 @@ dist-kernel_install_kernel() {
>  	local image=${2}
>  	local map=${3}
>  
> -	ebegin "Installing the kernel via installkernel"
> -	# note: .config is taken relatively to System.map;
> -	# initrd relatively to bzImage
> -	ARCH=$(tc-arch-kernel) installkernel "${version}" "${image}" "${map}"
> -	eend ${?} || die -n "Installing the kernel failed"
> +	local success=
> +	# not an actual loop but allows error handling with 'break'
> +	while :; do

IMHO "while true" would be better readable.

> +		nonfatal mount-boot_check_status || break
> +
> +		ebegin "Installing the kernel via installkernel"
> +		# note: .config is taken relatively to System.map;
> +		# initrd relatively to bzImage
> +		ARCH=$(tc-arch-kernel) installkernel "${version}"
> "${image}" "${map}" || break
> +		eend ${?} || die -n "Installing the kernel failed"
> +
> +		success=1
> +		break
> +	done
> +
> +	if [[ ! ${success} ]]; then
> +		# Try to read dist-kernel identifier to more accurately instruct users
> +		local kernel
> +		local k_id_file=${image%$(dist-kernel_get_image_path)}/dist-kernel
> +		if [[ -f ${k_id_file} ]]; then
> +			kernel=\'\=$(<${k_id_file})\'
> +		else
> +			# Fallback string if identifier is not found
> +			kernel="<name of your kernel pakcage>:<kernel version>"
> +		fi
> +
> +		eerror
> +		eerror "The kernel was not deployed successfully. Inspect the failure"
> +		eerror "in the logs above and once you resolve the problems please"
> +		eerror "run the equivalent of the following command to try again:"
> +		eerror
> +		eerror "    emerge --config ${kernel}"
> +		die "Kernel install failed, please fix the problems
> and run emerge --config"
> +	fi
>  }
>  
>  # @FUNCTION: dist-kernel_reinstall_initramfs
> diff --git a/eclass/kernel-install.eclass b/eclass/kernel-install.eclass
> index f512d815fe098..a572597bc6fa3 100644
> --- a/eclass/kernel-install.eclass
> +++ b/eclass/kernel-install.eclass
> @@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
>  # location and System.map.
>  #
>  # The eclass exports src_test, pkg_postinst and pkg_postrm.
> -# Additionally, the inherited mount-boot eclass exports pkg_pretend.
> -# It also stubs out pkg_preinst and pkg_prerm defined by mount-boot.
>  
>  # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: KERNEL_IUSE_GENERIC_UKI
>  # @PRE_INHERIT
> @@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ case ${EAPI} in
>  	*) die "${ECLASS}: EAPI ${EAPI:-0} not supported" ;;
>  esac
>  
> -inherit dist-kernel-utils mount-boot multiprocessing toolchain-funcs
> +inherit dist-kernel-utils mount-boot-utils multiprocessing toolchain-funcs
>  
>  SLOT="${PV}"
>  IUSE="+initramfs test"
> @@ -526,6 +524,10 @@ kernel-install_test() {
>  kernel-install_pkg_pretend() {
>  	debug-print-function ${FUNCNAME} "${@}"
>  
> +	# Check, but don't die because we can fix the problem and then
> +	# emerge --config ... to re-run installation.
> +	nonfatal mount-boot_check_status
> +
>  	if ! has_version -d sys-kernel/linux-firmware; then
>  		ewarn "sys-kernel/linux-firmware not found installed on your system."
>  		ewarn "This package provides various firmware files that may be needed"
> @@ -665,27 +667,8 @@ kernel-install_install_all() {
>  		fi
>  	fi
>  
> -	local success=
> -	# not an actual loop but allows error handling with 'break'
> -	while :; do
> -		nonfatal mount-boot_check_status || break
> -
> -		nonfatal dist-kernel_install_kernel "${module_ver}" \
> -			"${kernel_dir}/${image_path}" "${kernel_dir}/System.map" || break
> -
> -		success=1
> -		break
> -	done
> -
> -	if [[ ! ${success} ]]; then
> -		eerror
> -		eerror "The kernel files were copied to disk successfully but the kernel"
> -		eerror "was not deployed successfully.  Once you resolve the problems,"
> -		eerror "please run the equivalent of the following command to try again:"
> -		eerror
> -		eerror "    emerge --config ${CATEGORY}/${PN}:${SLOT}"
> -		die "Kernel install failed, please fix the problems
>                  and run emerge --config ${CATEGORY}/${PN}:${SLOT}"
> -	fi
> +	dist-kernel_install_kernel "${module_ver}" "${kernel_dir}/${image_path}" \
> +		"${kernel_dir}/System.map"
>  }
>  
>  # @FUNCTION: kernel-install_pkg_postinst
> @@ -718,15 +701,6 @@ kernel-install_pkg_postinst() {
>  	fi
>  }
>  
> -# @FUNCTION: kernel-install_pkg_prerm
> -# @DESCRIPTION:
> -# Stub out mount-boot.eclass.
> -kernel-install_pkg_prerm() {
> -	debug-print-function ${FUNCNAME} "${@}"
> -
> -	# (no-op)
> -}
> -
>  # @FUNCTION: kernel-install_pkg_postrm
>  # @DESCRIPTION:
>  # Clean up the generated initramfs from the removed kernel directory.
> @@ -774,5 +748,5 @@ kernel-install_compress_modules() {
>  
>  fi
>  
> -EXPORT_FUNCTIONS src_test pkg_preinst pkg_postinst pkg_prerm pkg_postrm
> +EXPORT_FUNCTIONS src_test pkg_preinst pkg_postinst pkg_postrm
>  EXPORT_FUNCTIONS pkg_config pkg_pretend