thanks @figue - I'm already using
env _microarchitecture=30 use_numa=n use_tracers=n use_ns=y _localmodcfg=y makepkg -sri
and the use of modprobe.db certainly did reduce my build times when I first started using it a while ago. I'll try out the .git version sometime.
In the meantime, it looks to me as though anyone using this kernel should be encouraged to use the -C option with their makepkg
Thanks everyone; the advice was appreciated
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figue commented on 2018-12-14 00:50
This package have several variables to enable/disable features.
Personally I'm running now xanmod kernel compiled with this:
Also, you can now create the file myconfig in your local repo to build this package with a custom config or use ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/linux-xanmod/myconfig. This file can be a full kernel config or be a script with several entries to add/remove options (you have several examples in PKGBUILD by using scripts/config):
Code involved: