rpmbuild

[Mark Panen]

So don't i need the kernel-source for nvidia and OSS in FC 3 ?


On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:24:43 +0000, Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org> wrote:
> Mark Panen wrote:
> > I downloaded kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.src.rpm thinking i would get the
> > kernel source package out of it.
> >
> > I ran this command "rpmbuild --rebuild --target i686
> > kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.src.rpm"
> >
> > and got
> > kernel-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.root.i686.rpm
> > kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.root.i686.rpm
> > kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.766_FC3.root.i686.rpm
> >
> > What have i actually done here ?
> 
> You've made a custom kernel, virtually identical to the "official"
> 2.6.10-1.766_FC3 kernel.
> 
>  > and how can i get the kernel source
> > package like in the old days when it came on the ftp server ?
> 
> The release notes
> (/usr/share/doc/fedora-release-3/RELEASE-NOTES-x86-en.html) describe how
> to create a kernel source tree from the .src.rpm
> 
> What is it you are actually trying to do? Most device drivers don't
> actually need the kernel-source to build. If you're building a custom
> kernel, there's a good guide on how to do it at:
> http://crab-lab.zool.ohiou.edu/kevin/kernel-compilation-tutorial-en/
> 
> Paul.
> 
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