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Information comment
This comment provides useful information about this package. Make sure to read it through, you won't regret it.

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
- _show_compile: Enables verbose-er compilation output and displays all executing make targets. Enabled by default, unset for 'pv' output

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.

Still have the same problem when trying to build without changing any of the variables. Stops at:

Processor family
  ...
  17. Intel Atom (MATOM)
> 18. Intel Core 2 (MCORE2)
  19. Intel Nehalem (MNEHALEM) (NEW)
  ...
choice[1-43?]: 

When I set _subarch=41 _subarch_microarch=1, build continues as expected. Maybe _subarch should be explicitly set instead of left blank?

xiota: fixed the issues. you can now supply the _subarch_microarch envvar. must be number between 1 to 4, defaults to 1. see this for more info

I'm trying to build this on a headless server, and build gets stuck waiting for input to select architecture. Also, indicated default for architecture is not generic, as noted in package comment.

if you need ps4/ps5 controller support you need to add:

scripts/config -m LEDS_CLASS_MULTICOLOR
scripts/config -m HID_PLAYSTATION
scripts/config -e PLAYSTATION_FF

to PKGBUILD

Proposal update
The package has been updated to 6.11.7 (clr 6.11.6-1477), and with that landlock support has been enabled the package source moved to https://git.staropensource.de/JeremyStarTM/linux-clear.

Proposal update
I have recently proposed moving this package's source to my own Forgejo (git forge) instance and creating a push mirror to the AUR. As I haven't received any feedback on the proposal, I will be moving forward and move the repository in the next package update. Again, nothing should change, just where the changes are pushed to. I hope that this change will provide an easier way of contributing (AFAIK there isn't a way to contribute to a package directly or I'm just dumb).

ZhangHua: I can enable landlock support in the next package update. Didn't even notice that pacman 7.0 requires it. Regarding $pkgrel: The previous maintainer (metak) set it to 0 by default, which I just inherited. I'll set it to 1 by default in the next release.

Hey, I think you may consider enabling landlock manually. Because upstream has not enabled it, while pacman 7.0 requires it.

What's more, your pkgrel seems to be missing, which results that the version string is $pkgver-0, although it is not a big problem, archlinux usually let pkgrel starts from 1.

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.