From: Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:46:57 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Added a second patch from John R. Graham <john_r_graham@mindspring.com> from bug... 
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Added a second patch from John R. Graham <john_r_graham@mindspring.com> from bug #169383.

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.gentoo.org/var/svnroot/genkernel/trunk@501 67a159dc-881f-0410-a524-ba9dfbe2cb84
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 157386c..75d0043 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # Copyright 2006-2007 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2
 # $Header: $
 
+  03 Apr 2007; Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> gen_cmdline.sh,
+  genkernel.8:
+  Added a second patch from John R. Graham <john_r_graham@mindspring.com> from
+  bug #169383.
+
   27 Mar 2007; Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> alpha/modules_load,
   ia64/modules_load, x86/modules_load, x86_64/modules_load,
   xen0/modules_load, xenU/modules_load:
diff --git a/gen_cmdline.sh b/gen_cmdline.sh
index a3222bd..7a2a076 100755
--- a/gen_cmdline.sh
+++ b/gen_cmdline.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ longusage() {
   echo "	--no-gensplash		Do not use gensplash"
   echo "	--install		Install the kernel after building"
   echo "	--no-install		Do not install the kernel after building"
+  echo "	--symlink		Manage symlinks in /boot for installed images"
+  echo "	--no-symlink		Do not manage symlinks"
   echo "	--no-initrdmodules	Don't copy any modules to the initrd"
   echo "	--no-udev		Disable udev support"
   echo "	--no-devfs		Disable devfs support"
@@ -470,6 +472,10 @@ parse_cmdline() {
 		      CMD_SYMLINK=1
 		      print_info 2 "CMD_SYMLINK: $CMD_SYMLINK"
 	      ;;
+	      --no-symlink)
+		      CMD_SYMLINK=0
+		      print_info 2 "CMD_SYMLINK: $CMD_SYMLINK"
+	      ;;
 	      --no-kernel-sources)
 		      CMD_NO_KERNEL_SOURCES=1
 		      print_info 2 "CMD_NO_KERNEL_SOURCES: $CMD_NO_KERNEL_SOURCES"
diff --git a/genkernel.8 b/genkernel.8
index e7a9e45..8900b19 100644
--- a/genkernel.8
+++ b/genkernel.8
@@ -101,6 +101,27 @@ then
 will be automatically mounted if it is
 not already mounted before the initrd and kernel image is copied over.
 .TP
+\fB\-\-\fR[no\-]\fBsymlink\fR
+Manages, or does not manage, symlinks in 
+.I /boot
+like the manual kernel "make install" process does. A
+.I kernel
+(or, depending on options, 
+.I kernelz\fR)
+symlink will link to the most recently built kernel image and a
+.I kernel.old
+(or
+.I kernelz.old\fR)
+symlink will link to the second most recently built image, if one exists.
+Similar symlinks (both * and *.old) are managed for
+.I initramfs\fR (or
+.I initrd\fR)
+and
+.I System.map\f.
+The corresponding work products (i.e., the actual kernel and inirtamfs images, 
+and System.map) are also managed accordingly.  NOTE:  Specifying --symlink 
+does nothing unless --install is also specified.
+.TP
 \fB\-\-no\-initrdmodules\fR
 Don't copy any modules to the initrd.
 .TP