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Empty the default KERNELS map and make tests chroot-safe

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Custom kernels are now set only in the config, so the defaults suit any system. The reboot check's modules folder can be overridden with UPDATE_NOTIFY_MODULES_DIR, so the tests no longer need an installed kernel.
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Daniele Fucini
2026-11-09 20:48:18 +01:00
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ update-notify runs on a systemd user timer and checks:
- **Repo updates**, using `checkupdates` from pacman-contrib.
- **AUR updates** for packages in a local aurutils repository (`aur repo -u`).
- **Custom kernel rebuilds**: when a stock kernel (e.g. `linux-lts`) has a newer version than your custom build of it (e.g. `linux-lts-custom`).
- **Custom kernel rebuilds**: when a stock kernel (e.g. `linux-lts`) has a newer version than your custom build of it (e.g. `linux-lts-custom`), for the kernels set in `KERNELS`.
- **Maintenance**: `.pacnew`/`.pacsave` files to merge (`pacdiff -o`), and a reboot after the running kernel was upgraded.
It sends one notification, and only when its content changes since the last one:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Settings are read from `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/update-notify/config` (default `~/.conf
- `THRESHOLD`: minimum number of updates before update counts are shown (default 30).
- `AUR_REPO`: name of the local aurutils repository (default `aur-local`).
- `KERNELS`: maps each stock kernel package to its custom build (default: `linux`, `linux-lts` and `linux-zen` to `<name>-custom`). Kernels where either package isn't installed are skipped. Set `KERNELS=()` to disable the kernel check.
- `KERNELS`: maps each stock kernel package to its custom build, e.g. `KERNELS=([linux-lts]=linux-lts-custom)`. Empty by default, which disables the kernel check. Kernels where either package isn't installed are skipped.
- `PACNEW_CHECK`: set to `0` to disable the `.pacnew`/`.pacsave` reminder (default `1`).
- `REBOOT_CHECK`: set to `0` to disable the reboot reminder (default `1`). A reboot is needed when the running kernel's `/usr/lib/modules/<version>/vmlinuz` is gone.