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Repository URL
This package is hosted at sos!git. If you want to contribute to the package, you can do it here: https://git.staropensource.de/JeremyStarTM/aur-linux-clear

Issue handling
Please only submit issues in the package's repository if they aren't bug reports about the package or help requests. Please keep them to the AUR only. This prevents unnecessary signups.

Updates
I usually publish updates 0-3 days after a kernel release, depending on how busy I am.
If I however get wind of security-relevant updates or any vulnerabilities I will try to update the kernel as soon as possible and write a comment about the vulnerability/update. So make sure to subscribe to this package's comment mailing list.

PKGBUILD environment variable customization
The PKGBUILD file supports customization via environment variables. Here's a list of all of them:
- _makemenuconfig: Invokes make menuconfig (ncurses-based default configuration menu) before compilation starts
- _makenconfig: Invokes make nconfig (ncurses-based nicer configuration menu) before compilation starts
- _makexconfig: Invokes make xconfig (X11-based GUI configuration menu) before compilation starts
- _use_current: Will use the configuration of the running kernel, if the running kernel is compiled with IKCONFIG_PROC
- _optimize_defconfig: Applies package maintainer-picked configuration changes to your defconfig. Only takes effect with _use_current being enabled
- _copyfinalconfig: Copies the final kernel configuration into the repository root as kconfig-new before compilation starts
- _localmodcfg: Only compiles modules found in modprobed-db's database (which decreases compilation time and kernel size)
- _use_llvm_lto: Compiles the kernel with LLVM instead of GCC. Should work, if not open an issue
- _subarch: Specifies the subarchitecture to compile for (see the PKGBUILD file for a list of all subarches). Default is 41/MGENERIC_CPU (Generic x86-64), which is compatible with all amd64 processors. Must be a number or subarch name
- _subarch_microarch: Specifies the microarchitecture to compile for. Only applies to and is required by the MGENERIC_CPU subarch. Must be a number between 1 and 4 (click for more information)
- _debug: Force enables debug options when set to y, force disables debug options when set to n or uses the config defaults when unset

All of these variables just need to be set for them to apply, except for _subarch and _debug. For more information please check their documentation inside the PKGBUILD file

GPG errors
If makepkg complains about invalid PGP keys, try running this command first: gpg --locate-keys torvalds@kernel.org gregkh@kernel.org sashal@kernel.org benh@debian.org. This command only needs to be executed once.

Build tool
If you want a dead simple way to compile this package, you can try out my build tool. It includes a few no nonsense changes to the kernel configuration and allows you to configure the PKGBUILD file in a simple manner and decrease build time. And if you don't want that, using makepkg as-is works fine too.

Important proposal
I am currently thinking about moving this package to my Forgejo (self-hostable git forge) instance at https://git.staropensource.de and creating a push mirror to the AUR, pushing changes to the AUR around every hour. Issue requests will be enabled except for bug reports and help requests to avoid people needing to create another account just for one package if they need help.

I would like to get some feedback on this proposal before actually moving the package over.

noitemstoshow: I've updated the list of subarchitectures in the PKGBUILD file. They were outdated due to kernel compiler patch updates and I completely missed them during the trouble. That should now be fixed.

To your second problem: I unfortunately can't assist with modprobed-related issues as I don't compile my kernel with modprobed. Though maybe running menuconfig and (de)selecting the problematic settings may help? Otherwise I can't help you unfortunately.

One issue that can be put into the next fix: In the PKGBUILD for arch selection it lists arch up to 45. But the actual building process only have 42 options. If I select 44 in the PKGBUILD, then the building will in a dead loop because 44 is not valid.

Another question,

#
# configuration written to .config
#
applying local db
using config: '.config'
WARNING: 842_COMPRESS is required, but nothing in the
  current config selects it.
WARNING: 842_DECOMPRESS is required, but nothing in the
  current config selects it.
WARNING: MRP is required, but nothing in the
  current config selects it.
WARNING: GARP is required, but nothing in the
  current config selects it.
WARNING: 842_COMPRESS is required, but nothing in the
  current config selects it.
WARNING: 842_DECOMPRESS is required, but nothing in the
  current config selects it.
WARNING: MRP is required, but nothing in the
  current config selects it.
WARNING: GARP is required, but nothing in the
  current config selects it.
module mrp did not have configs CONFIG_MRP
module sp5100_tco did not have configs CONFIG_SP5100_TCO
module garp did not have configs CONFIG_GARP
module pcspkr did not have configs CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR
module 842_decompress did not have configs CONFIG_842_DECOMPRESS
module mac_hid did not have configs CONFIG_MAC_EMUMOUSEBTN
module 842_compress did not have configs CONFIG_842_COMPRESS
*
* Restart config...
*
*
* PCI GPIO expanders
*
AMD 8111 GPIO driver (GPIO_AMD8111) [N/m/y/?] n

I'm using modprobed system to reduce the number of modules/drivers need to built , the db is at /home/user/.config/modprobed.db then it reports those module doesn't have config. When compiling other kernels, I don't have such warnings. Where should I put those config? I tried to put CONFIG_MAC_EMUMOUSEBTN in PKGBUILD but doesn't work.

Updated the package to 6.11.4, tested in a VM, everything works. Update is out now, everything should work again. Again, sorry for the trouble in the past few days.

6.11.3-3 boots fine for me. @0byte what error message you got ? It could be your own OS issue.

            'ooo'                     OS: Artix Linux x86_64
            'ooxoo'                    Host: B450 AORUS PRO
           'ooxxxoo'                   Kernel: Linux 6.11.3-3-clear
          'oookkxxoo'                  Uptime: 2 mins
         'oiioxkkxxoo'                 Packages: 1056 (pacman)
        ':;:iiiioxxxoo'                Shell: fish 3.7.1

I have reverted the package to the previous, working version for the time being. I'll fix the package and make sure everything works before updating this package to the newest version. Again, I'm very sorry for my little incompetency in the past few days. I should've tested the updated, yet I did not. This is my fault, and I'm sorry for the current situation.

6.11.3-3 does not boot.

noitemstoshow: thanks for the correction... again. I unfortunately didn't have enough time to test the changes, although I should've done that. I'll from now on compile the kernel first and then update the package. I'm sorry for the trouble in the past few days :P

Thank you for the update. on the line 266 of PKGBUILD file, it should be now

more-ISA-levels-and-uarches-for-kernel-6.8-rc4+.patch

instead of

more-uarches-for-kernel-6.8-rc4+.patch

after this correction, it built fine (with LTO enabled, zen3).

To build with LTO enabled, would need to install clang, lld, and llvm

ZhangHua: Thanks for catching and reporting! I unfortunately didn't have the time yet to compile the kernel myself, othehrwise I would've noticed it. Fixed it in the latest commit, should work now :)