make-initrd is a new, uevent-driven initramfs infrastructure based around udev.
The make-initrd is intended for creating initramfs images. The project consists of two main parts:
- utility for creating initramfs;
- utilities running inside the image at boot time.
Utility of imaging has a modular structure. Its main idea is that to create the image you need (in the simplest case) to specify a list of characteristics (features) of the future image. The order of features does not matter. The user is not required to know how and in what order will apply stage.
To build a initramfs, you have to install the following software packages:
Optional:
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install DESTDIR=/path/to/somewhere
If you want to use it in-tree:
$ ./configure --enable-local-build
$ make
The initramfs build process requires access to block devices and kernel modules, so it needs root privileges.
Make-initrd is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 3.