Hey Andy!

Linux version 7.0.11-zen1-1-zen (linux-zen@archlinux)
(gcc (GCC) 16.1.1 20260430, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.46.0)
#1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:26:42 +0000

That doesn't look right. Instead of gcc and probably GNU ld, shouldn't it be rustc and llvm's linker (ld) ?
At the moment I can't compile a kernel with llvm's ld but did manage to compile one with clang and booted it up.

<Esc>:read /proc/version
Linux version 7.0.12 (root@itsii) (clang version 22.1.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.46.0.20260210) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Jun 14 00:56:44 UTC 2026

This reminds me of Mandrake claim to be the ONLY native clang based distribution which when I loaded their kernel proved to be gcc based. It waasn't long after that they went MIA. Also Debian and their eglibc bullshit but that was different. I had a LFS built with eglibc and despite it working saw absolutely no good reason to ditch glibc.

However I saw a doc about this particular subject and just might take another stab at getting a rustc kernel booting once I figure it out. My motivation you ask? I see a posible chance to one-up archlinux. :::most evil grin:::

Life is good,
Maurice

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