Re: How to compile kernel source for FC3

[John Summerfield <debian herakles homelinux org>]

On Wednesday 01 December 2004 06:34, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> a short digression -- most of the solutions for installing and
> building source rpms require the root password since the rpm-related
> commands, by default, like to unload source rpms in /usr/src/redhat.
> barf.

RH made a booboo here.
/usr is required to me mountable ro and to be able to be shared between 
systems; read FHS and  LSB.

/var/src would be a better default, but generally users should be building 
software in their own workspace.



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