build-kmod-kit: don't rebuild if kernel hasn't changed #1286
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Note: This is built on top of #1285. The goal is to have this be fast enough that it can be added as a dependency to build-variant, so the kmod kit can consistently be added to repos.
Testing done:
With no existing archive, a new one is prepared:
A rerun notices the existing artifact:
Updating the kernel results in a new archive being build:
Removing the kernel forces the new error. (This wouldn't normally happen because build-kmod-kit depends on build-packages which builds this kernel archive.)
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