--- trunk/include/kernel.sminc	2013/08/14 10:58:50	18719
+++ trunk/include/kernel.sminc	2013/08/14 11:08:46	18720
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 #                        version "internal" keeps the bits too
 #
 #  ${INCLUDE_KERNELVERSION_FILE}: creates a /boot/kernelversion file (deprecated)
+#  ${USE_KERNEL_SYMLINKS}: creates symlinks to unversioned kernel image files
+#			   - kernel-x.x.x.x -> /boot/vmlinuz
+#			   - initrd-x.x.x.x -> /boot/initrd
+#			   - config-x.x.x.x -> /boot/config
+#			   - System.map-x.x.x.x -> /boot/System.map
 
 sminclude mtools
 
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@
 KPVER="${PVER}"
 KPBUILD="${PBUILD}"
 KBRANCH="${BRANCH}"
-SPECIAL_VARS="${SPECIAL_VARS} KPVER KPBUILD KBRANCH"
+SPECIAL_VARS="${SPECIAL_VARS} KPVER KPBUILD KBRANCH USE_KERNEL_SYMLINKS"
 
 # dummy function to apply kernel patches
 kernel_apply_patches()
@@ -435,12 +440,15 @@
 		new-kernel-pkg -v --mkinitrd --make-default --install ${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD}
 	fi
 
-	# symlink actual kernel to /boot/vmlinuz etc...
-	ln -snf kernel-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD} ${MROOT}/boot/vmlinuz
-	ln -snf System.map-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD} ${MROOT}/boot/System.map
-	ln -snf config-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD} ${MROOT}/boot/config
-	[[ -f ${MROOT}/boot/initrd-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD}.img ]] &&
-		ln -snf initrd-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD}.img ${MROOT}/boot/initrd
+	if [[ ${USE_KERNEL_SYMLINKS} = true ]]
+	then
+		# symlink actual kernel to /boot/vmlinuz etc...
+		ln -snf kernel-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD} ${MROOT}/boot/vmlinuz
+		ln -snf System.map-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD} ${MROOT}/boot/System.map
+		ln -snf config-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD} ${MROOT}/boot/config
+		[[ -f ${MROOT}/boot/initrd-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD}.img ]] &&
+			ln -snf initrd-${KPVER}-${KBRANCH}-${KPBUILD}.img ${MROOT}/boot/initrd
+	fi
 }
 
 kernel_sources_postinstall()