Re: headersinsource macro in kernel.spec

[Giulio Orsero <giulioo tiscalinet it>]

On Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:18:09 -0500, you wrote:

>I'm building my own patched kernel based on the 2.2.16-21 kernel from Redhat.
>I can't seem to get it to build a separate kernel-headers RPM.
>In the .spec file, I set this:
># define headersinsource as 1 to make the kernel-source package
># include the contents of what would otherwise be in a kernel-headers
># package; as 0 for separate packages.  Used when a separate
># kernel-headers package is required.
>%define headersinsource 0
>...
>So, any idea why I never get a kernel-headers package out of this?

Search for

%{!?headersinsource:%files headers}

and use

%if "0" == "%{headersinsource}"
%files headers
%endif

instead

(credits to Leon Kanter)

Another solution require patching rpm so that it correctly parse the
original spec file.

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