The official build framework for the Armbian Linux distribution. This repository contains the complete toolchain and scripts required to compile custom OS images from source, including kernel configuration, U-Boot handling, and board-specific tweaks for various ARM and ARM64 single-board computers.
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Igor Velkov a661744d1d kernel: add custom_kernel_make_params extension hook
Add a new extension hook point in run_kernel_make_internal() that allows
extensions to modify kernel make parameters before compilation.

Extensions can now modify:
- common_make_params_quoted - parameters passed to make
- common_make_envs - environment variables for make

This enables features like CROSS_COMPILE_COMPAT for 32-bit compat vDSO
on arm64 builds without modifying core build scripts.

Refs: https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/9216

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-25 11:36:20 +01:00
.github Automatic board configs status synchronise 2026-01-22 14:31:48 +01:00
.vscode chore: edit code format config (#3578) 2022-03-26 12:41:25 +01:00
config sm8550: enable EDGE kernel option on Odin2 2026-01-25 11:35:47 +01:00
extensions extension: grub: deploy qemu binary when doing cross build 2026-01-22 13:19:24 +01:00
lib kernel: add custom_kernel_make_params extension hook 2026-01-25 11:36:20 +01:00
packages orangepizero2: fix bluetooth in edge kernel 2026-01-13 20:38:30 +01:00
patch atf: rk3399: fix PL330 DMA controller initialization 2026-01-25 11:36:06 +01:00
tools feat: implement parallel repository management workflow 2026-01-11 00:37:46 +01:00
.coderabbit.yaml CodeRabbit review noise reduction 2025-12-15 20:56:55 +01:00
.editorconfig shellfmt/.editorconfig: enable trim whitespaces, run shellfmt, no actual code changes (#4849) 2023-02-23 09:24:41 +01:00
.gitignore Adjusting ORAS cache location, runners (#5129) 2023-05-02 11:08:34 +02:00
action.yml build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 2025-11-24 20:31:42 +01:00
compile.sh artifacts: download-artifact CLI. makes sure to only used local .deb, or download from OCI, never build 2023-05-16 20:09:47 +02:00
CONTRIBUTING.md Improve labeling system - refactor labeling logic (#5916) 2023-11-19 22:36:06 +01:00
CREDITS.md Add / modify (c) in bash scripts (#4922) 2023-03-09 18:30:40 +01:00
LICENSE Create LICENSE 2014-10-08 10:14:29 +02:00
README.md docs: improve README and add Armbian Imager promotion 2025-12-25 12:03:48 +01:00
requirements.txt build(deps): bump yamllint from 1.37.1 to 1.38.0 2026-01-20 00:11:28 +01:00
shell.nix Add compatibility for non-FHS 3.0 systems 2023-07-19 23:16:22 +02:00
VERSION bump VERSION 2025-12-01 22:01:46 +01:00

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Purpose of This Repository

The Armbian Linux Build Framework creates customizable OS images based on Debian or Ubuntu for single-board computers (SBCs) and embedded devices.

It builds a complete Linux system including kernel, bootloader, and root filesystem, giving you control over versions, configuration, firmware, device trees, and system optimizations.

The framework supports native, cross, and containerized builds for multiple architectures (x86_64, aarch64, armhf, riscv64) and is suitable for development, testing, production, or automation.

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  • Disk: ~50GB free space
  • Architecture: x86_64, aarch64, or riscv64

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