Linux 6.18 added debug version

PKGBUILD

@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ makedepends=(
   #texlive-mathscience
 )
 options=(
-  !debug
-  !strip
+  zipkmod
 )
 _srcname=linux-${pkgver%.*}
 _srctag=v${pkgver%.*}-${pkgver##*.}
@@ -155,8 +154,8 @@ _package() {
   echo "$pkgbase" | install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "$modulesdir/pkgbase"
 
   echo "Installing modules..."
-  ZSTD_CLEVEL=19 make INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$pkgdir/usr" INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 \
-    DEPMOD=/doesnt/exist modules_install  # Suppress depmod
+  # Suppress depmod
+  make INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$pkgdir/usr" DEPMOD=/doesnt/exist modules_install
 
   # remove build link
   rm "$modulesdir"/build
@@ -230,24 +229,6 @@ _package-headers() {
   echo "Removing loose objects..."
   find "$builddir" -type f -name '*.o' -printf 'Removing %P\n' -delete
 
-  echo "Stripping build tools..."
-  local file
-  while read -rd '' file; do
-    case "$(file -Sib "$file")" in
-      application/x-sharedlib\;*)      # Libraries (.so)
-        strip -v $STRIP_SHARED "$file" ;;
-      application/x-archive\;*)        # Libraries (.a)
-        strip -v $STRIP_STATIC "$file" ;;
-      application/x-executable\;*)     # Binaries
-        strip -v $STRIP_BINARIES "$file" ;;
-      application/x-pie-executable\;*) # Relocatable binaries
-        strip -v $STRIP_SHARED "$file" ;;
-    esac
-  done < <(find "$builddir" -type f -perm -u+x ! -name vmlinux -print0)
-
-  echo "Stripping vmlinux..."
-  strip -v $STRIP_STATIC "$builddir/vmlinux"
-
   echo "Adding symlink..."
   mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/src"
   ln -sr "$builddir" "$pkgdir/usr/src/$pkgbase"

README.md

@@ -8,8 +8,23 @@ Afterwards, you can clone this repository.
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
+### GPG keys
+
 If you have problems with GPG keys,
 try to import keyID with
 
 gpg --recv-keys 38DBBDC86092693E
 B8AC08600F108CDF
+
+### zipkmod
+
+==> ERROR: options array contains unknown option 'zipkmod'
+
+If this appears, you have to copy the file `50-zipkmod.sh` found in folder `/tidy/` at https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/libmakepkg-dropins
+to the folder `/usr/share/makepkg/tidy/`:
+```
+cd ~
+wget https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/libmakepkg-dropins/tidy/50-zipkmod.sh
+mkdir -p /usr/share/makepkg/tidy
+sudo install --compare --verbose --mode=644 50-zipkmod -t /usr/share/makepkg/tidy/.
+```

config

@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS=y
 # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_GZIP is not set
 # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_XZ is not set
 CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ZSTD=y
-CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ALL=y
+# CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ALL is not set
 CONFIG_MODULE_DECOMPRESS=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS=y
 CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH="/sbin/modprobe"

config-6.16.8

@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS=y
 # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_GZIP is not set
 # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_XZ is not set
 CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ZSTD=y
-CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ALL=y
+# CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ALL is not set
 CONFIG_MODULE_DECOMPRESS=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS=y
 CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH="/sbin/modprobe"

config-6.18.patch

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- ../config	2025-12-02 01:58:44.113410551 +0100
-+++ .config	2025-12-02 02:06:07.544466809 +0100
+--- ../config	2025-12-06 21:07:59.404193765 +0100
++++ .config	2025-12-06 21:14:43.516778527 +0100
 @@ -58,13 +58,12 @@
  # CONFIG_KERNEL_LZ4 is not set
  CONFIG_KERNEL_ZSTD=y
@@ -650,6 +650,15 @@
  CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD_TAINT_TRACKING=y
  # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set
  CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL=y
+@@ -1070,7 +985,7 @@
+ # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_GZIP is not set
+ # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_XZ is not set
+ CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ZSTD=y
+-# CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ALL is not set
++CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_ALL=y
+ CONFIG_MODULE_DECOMPRESS=y
+ CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS=y
+ CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH="/sbin/modprobe"
 @@ -1160,7 +1075,6 @@
  # Executable file formats
  #