This chapter continues where the previous chapter left off. In the previous chapter, in the Steps to build the kernel from source section, we covered the first three steps of building our kernel. There, you learned how to download and extract the kernel source tree or even git clone one (steps 1 and 2). We then proceeded to understand the kernel source tree layout, and, very importantly, the various approaches to correctly arrive at a starting point to configure the kernel (step 3). We even added a custom menu item to the kernel config menu.
In this chapter, we continue our quest to build the kernel, by, well, covering the remaining four steps to actually build it. First, of course, we build ...
