Compiling kernel rpm

[Otto Haliburton]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Otto Haliburton
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 5:10 AM
> To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'
> Subject: RE: Compiling kernel rpm
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> > bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Ed Greshko
> > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:51 AM
> > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> > Subject: Re: Compiling kernel rpm
> >
> >
> >
> > Otto Haliburton wrote:
> > >
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> > >>bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Ed Greshko
> > >>Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 12:13 AM
> > >>To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> > >>Subject: Re: Compiling kernel rpm
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Otto Haliburton wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Life is very complicated.  Let us see if we can make it simple.  1)
> > >>
> > >>build
> > >>
> > >>>the kernel using rpmbuild ... on 1 machine with smp. Creating the
> > >>
> > >>binaries.
> > >>
> > >>>2) create a rpm with these binaries or distribute the binaries to all
> > >>
> > >>other
> > >>
> > >>>machines.  Now is that difficult. Or go in to the spec file and
> figure
> > >>
> > >>out
> > >>
> > >>>how to set it up for smp.  And go from there.
> > >>
> > >>I'm sorry, is there a question here or are you just making a
> statement?
> > >>
> > >
> > > I'm sorry, did you read the thread or the post or are you trying to be
> > funny
> > > or can we deduce something about you.
> >
> > ????  I honestly don't see a question in your last post.  Although I
> > must admit that my being a native English speaker puts me at a
> > disadvantage.  I hope your last remark isn't meant as a provocation.
> >
> > In any event....
> >
> > If all you are trying to do is to rebuild the kernel RPM with SMP
> > capabilities then you don't need an SMP machine.
> >
> > Assuming you are using the RH SRPM
> >
> > 1.  rpm -ivh kernel...src.rpm  (Some people find the use of a .rpmmacros
> > file of value to put the source in a "non-root") location.
> >
> > 2.  rpmbuild -ba --target i686 kernel-2.4.spec
> >
> > But then again, someone had already said that...but it seemed to be not
> > what you are looking for....
> >
> > I think the other poster was saying that they hack the kernel....config
> > file in the SOURCES directory to enable/disable features as opposed to
> > running menuconfig.
> >
> > Is there something unclear or specific that you need to know that is
> > being missed?
> >
> > Sorry to have irritated you.
> >
See, I didn't think you had read the post or thread.  The thread started
 out
 saying how do I compile the kernel thread, when I do I don't get the smp
 version.  If you have built a kernel then you know that smp is a option in
 the config file and that when you recompile the kernel you don't know
 whether the smp option is selected or not and the only way you get there
 is
 by doing a menuconfig or xconfig to turn on the option and further unless
 you specifically label this kernel then you won't know that it is selected.
 Secondly, if you have the processors for smp then that is what you want,
 and
 in general, you can select smp because it will work with machines that
 don't
 have multiple processors.  It would help in these threads if you closely
 read what people are saying.  The implications in the post that I responded
 to, not requested is the person had not built a kernel and was at least
 shaky about how to do it cause he was thinking that when you recompile the
 kernel you will get multiple kernels out there with one of them being a
 smp
 kernel as is done when a updated kernel is provided!!!!  In fact, the
 recompile only provides one kernel the one that you are building.