I must  have some conflicting options, or my understanding of what these options do is wrong. Can someone help?

I did a complete image build.  Now, I just want to rebuild the kernel.

 

./compile.sh CLEAN_LEVEL="make" CREATE_PATCHES="yes"  BOARD="bananapim2zero" BRANCH="legacy" RELEASE="buster" KERNEL_ONLY="yes"  KERNEL_CONFIGURE="no"

 

As I read the documentation, "make" in CLEAN_LEVEL indicates it will "make clean" in the uboot and linux sources.  KERNEL_ONLY="yes" will rebuild only the kernel.

[ o.k. ] Using config file [ /home/jgauthier/armbian54/build/userpatches/config-example.conf ]
[ o.k. ] Command line: setting CLEAN_LEVEL to [ make ]
[ o.k. ] Command line: setting CREATE_PATCHES to [ yes ]
[ o.k. ] Command line: setting BOARD to [ bananapim2zero ]
[ o.k. ] Command line: setting BRANCH to [ legacy ]
[ o.k. ] Command line: setting RELEASE to [ buster ]
[ o.k. ] Command line: setting KERNEL_ONLY to [ yes ]
[ o.k. ] Command line: setting KERNEL_CONFIGURE to [ no ]
[ o.k. ] Preparing [ host ]
[ o.k. ] Build host OS release [ focal ]
[ o.k. ] Syncing clock [ host ]
[ o.k. ] Checking for external GCC compilers
[ o.k. ] Downloading sources
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ u-boot v2020.04 ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ linux-mainline orange-pi-5.4 ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ sunxi-tools master ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ rkbin-tools master ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ marvell-tools A3700_utils-armada-18.12 ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ marvell-ddr mv_ddr-armada-18.12 ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ marvell-binaries binaries-marvell-armada-18.12 ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ odroidc2-blobs master ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ testing-reports master ]
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Checking git sources [ amlogic-boot-fip master ]
warning: redirecting to https://gitlab.com/superna9999/amlogic-boot-fip.git/
[ .... ] Up to date
[ o.k. ] Kernel build done [ @host ]
[ o.k. ] Target directory [ /home/jgauthier/armbian54/build/output/debs/ ]
[ o.k. ] File name [ linux-image-legacy-sunxi_20.08.0-trunk_armhf.deb ]
[ o.k. ] Runtime [ 0 min ]
[ o.k. ] Repeat Build Options [ ./compile.sh  BOARD=bananapim2zero BRANCH=legacy RELEASE=buster KERNEL_ONLY=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no  ]

 

Thank you,

 

 

 

Yeah it might clean the sources, but if you do not clean the debs with it and they are already present in the output directory the clean flag is worth nothing

Hm.  Okay, Thanks.  I guess it makes sense