so i added the following to

kernel_configure_variable BLK_DEV_INITRD y
kernel_configure_variable INITRAMFS_SOURCE “”
kernel_configure_variable RD_GZIP y
INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "secure-boot"
INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE = "1"

Initialising tasks: 100% |######################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################| Time: 0:00:03
Sstate summary: Wanted 16 Found 1 Missed 15 Current 2456 (6% match, 99% complete)
NOTE: Executing SetScene Tasks
NOTE: Executing RunQueue Tasks
ERROR: linux-raspberrypi-1_4.14.68+gitAUTOINC+8c8666ff6c-r0 do_configure: Function failed: do_configure (log file is located at /home/dingo/WESTON/rpi3-build/tmp/work/raspberrypi3-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-raspberrypi/1_4.14.68+gitAUTOINC+8c8666ff6c-r0/temp/log.do_configure.17500)
ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in: /home/dingo/WESTON/rpi3-build/tmp/work/raspberrypi3-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-raspberrypi/1_4.14.68+gitAUTOINC+8c8666ff6c-r0/temp/log.do_configure.17500
Log data follows:
| DEBUG: Executing python function check_oldest_kernel
| DEBUG: Python function check_oldest_kernel finished
| DEBUG: Executing shell function do_configure
| /home/dingo/WESTON/rpi3-build/tmp/work/raspberrypi3-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-raspberrypi/1_4.14.68+gitAUTOINC+8c8666ff6c-r0/temp/run.do_configure.17500: 136: /home/dingo/WESTON/rpi3-build/tmp/work/raspberrypi3-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-raspberrypi/1_4.14.68+gitAUTOINC+8c8666ff6c-r0/temp/run.do_configure.17500: INITRAMFS_IMAGE: not found
| WARNING: exit code 127 from a shell command.
| ERROR: Function failed: do_configure (log file is located at /home/dingo/WESTON/rpi3-build/tmp/work/raspberrypi3-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-raspberrypi/1_4.14.68+gitAUTOINC+8c8666ff6c-r0/temp/log.do_configure.17500)
ERROR: Task (/home/dingo/WESTON/meta-raspberrypi/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-raspberrypi_4.14.bb:do_configure) failed with exit code '1'
NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 2081 tasks of which 2080 didn't need to be rerun and 1 failed.

Summary: 1 task failed:
  /home/dingo/WESTON/meta-raspberrypi/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-raspberrypi_4.14.bb:do_configure
Summary: There was 1 ERROR message shown, returning a non-zero exit code.