kernel-sourcecode (was: Re: kernel-2.6.7-1.441 - x86-64 ...)

[Michal Jaegermann]

On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 06:29:47PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 10:27:27AM -0600, Michal Jaegermann wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 05:56:29PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > > 
> > > in FC2 you ALREADY cannot use kernel-sourcecode for building modules
> > > against so the change is a lot smaller than you make it out to be.
> > 
> > Eh?  The funny thing is that I did with FC2 and results even
> > worked. :-) 
> 
> > 
> > %{_make_cmd} KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/%{kname}/build drivers
> > %if %{?kmods_only:0}%{!?kmods_only:1}
> > %{_make_cmd} KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/%{kname}/build
> 
> ... and this is where you make a wrong assumption; these headers you use are
> *NOT* part of kernel-sourcecode, so your nice rpm doesn't use
> kernel-sourcecode..... :)

Indeed.  /lib/modules/%{kname}/build is now a directory while it
used to be a link in the past.  I have to admit that I did not
think over all implications yet.  I took rpm which I was using
before with 2.4 and it just worked. :-)

   Michal