Use the latest gcc for downstream kernels

The process of modernizing a kernel and using gcc8 isn't too hard, but apparently it can make some devices fail to boot, so we will need to test each device one by one.

Process

git checkout -b modernize-<device>
pmbootstrap aportgen linux-<device>
cd device/linux-<device>/
git difftool APKBUILD to keep important stuff (I use Meld)
git checkout -- <file> to bring back patches and defconfig
pmbootstrap checksum linux-<device>
pmbootstrap build --force linux-<device> to ensure it still compiles
- If not, add or remove patches and go back to the checksum step
pmbootstrap pkgrel_bump linux-<device>
git add --all
git commit -m "linux-<device>: Modernize and use gcc8"
Create merge request
Ask someone to test if the device still boots

Progress

This list was generated with this script

#!/bin/bash

for kernel in device/linux-*; do
	if grep -q gcc6 $kernel/APKBUILD; then
		check=" "
	else
		check="x"
	fi
	echo "* [$check]  $(basename $kernel)"
done

Edited May 09, 2019 by Administrator

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