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A common set of tools used by the kernel team are maintained in a git repository.

• buildscripts: Scripts used to farm out the kernel builds to very fast remote
• chroot-setup: Scripts to setup jailed kernel compilation enviroments.
• daily-test-isos: Scripts and support files to produce daily, custom test isos.
• git-hooks: Optional hooks to help you commit patches
• maintscripts: Scripts used for general / stable kernel maintenance
• mainline-build: Scripts to produce .debs for mainline kernels
• misc: Everything else...

Download them using the following command.

git clone git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/kteam-tools.git kteam-tools

To automatically create the chroot environment use:

chroot-setup/make_chroot <suite> <arch> [<mirror>]

For example:

sudo mkdir -p /usr3/chroots # prep environment
sudo chroot-setup/make_chroot precise amd64  http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu

Where:

• arch stands for different arch supported by the CPU, for example i386 on AMD64 or LPIA on i386 etc.
• suite stands for release name such as hardy, gutsy, intrepid etc.

• mirror stands for the http location to download environment from, http://host[:port]/dir/

Note: You don't need to specify a mirror when using the LPIA arch