Re: [gentoo-user] why do I need cargo to make an initramfs?

[n952162 <n952162@web.de>]

Thank you.

On 5/14/22 12:36, Dale wrote:
> n952162 wrote:
>> On 5/14/22 10:44, Stefan Schmiedl wrote:
>>> Samstag, 14. Mai 2022 10:00:
>>>
>>>> I never needed to use cargo before, to update my kernel.  In what
>>>> way is
>>>> cargo better than earlier mechanisms to build initramfs?
>>> With cargo being rust's package manager, I'd hazard the guess that
>>> you got yourself a shiny new rust component in either your kernel
>>> or your initramfs content.
>>>
>>> s.
>>>
>>>
>> I don't get it.  Why should something built with rust require a boot
>> packaging tool that also requires rust?  That's like saying, if a
>> facility has a python component, the whole facility needs to be
>> distributed with pip.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me where the initramfs staging area or configuration
>> file is?
>>
>>
>>
>
> The file(s) are in /etc/dracut.conf.d/.  I only have one file but
> depending on setup, you could have more than one.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>