i.e.

git clone -b main --depth 1 https://github.com/armbian/build.git
cd build
# I want to find out what kernel my board is building befor here.
./compile.sh kernel BOARD=orangepi5b BRANCH=vendor EXPERT=yes PREFER_DOCKER=yes KERNEL_GIT=shallow

I need to do this so I can apply patches based on the selected kernel verison (e.g. 5.10, 6.1, 6.12) as they are all different patches due to Makefile changes.

I don't see a clean way to do this with the builder unless I build the kernel first, search  the kernel sources and then determine the kernel that way.

Edited June 9, 20251 yr by Kraust

Look at your board config file:  config/boards/orangepi5b.csc

In there you will find the board family, which in your case is:

BOARDFAMILY="rockchip-rk3588"

 

Then look at the corresponding board family config file:

config/sources/families/rockchip-rk3588.conf

 

There you will find a section for each branch (i.e vendor, current, edge) that will specify which kernel source is used:

For BRANCH=vendor that would currently be:

        KERNELSOURCE='https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip.git'
        KERNELBRANCH='branch:rk-6.1-rkr5.1'
        KERNELPATCHDIR='rk35xx-vendor-6.1'

 

 

 

 

I found an incredibly roundabout way of doing this.

        ./compile.sh \
        kernel \
        BOARD=$OPT_ARMBIAN_BOARD \
        BRANCH=$OPT_ARMBIAN_KERNEL \
        CLEAN_LEVEL=make,alldebs,images,cache \
        EXPERT=yes \
        PREFER_DOCKER=yes \
        KERNEL_GIT=shallow

	KERNEL_CONFIG=$(find $KERNEL_DIR/cache/sources/linux-kernel-worktree -name .config)
    if [ ! -f $KERNEL_CONFIG ]
    then
        echo "Failed to find .config"
        exit 1
    fi
    FULL_KERNEL_VERSION=$(cat $KERNEL_CONFIG | grep "Kernel Configuration" | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
    if [ "$FULL_KERNEL_VERSION" == "" ]
    then
        echo "Failed to get full kernel version."
        exit 1
    fi

 

Hi,

If you want to know which kernel is used for your build, just run:

./compile.sh inventory-boards

This will take some time.

Open the resulting .csv file, which will contain all combinations possible.

Groetjes,