[ale] (FA)Q: installed kernel SRPM - now what?

[James P. Kinney III]

>From this point it really is rpm simple. run the command:

rpm -bb /usr/src/redhat/SPEC/kernel.spec  (as root, duh!)

On a dual PIII 500MHz, it takes about 40-45 minutes to make all of the
kernel rpms and modules.

When it's done chuggung, /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i[3456]86 directories will
contain your new kernel rpms.

For a serious exercise in rpm-how-to, dig through the spec file and grok
what is happening. Then add your own special patches!

On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 17:41, John Mills wrote:
> ALErs -
> 
> I want to build a new kernel version on a RH-7.x system and remembered
> reading that RedHat touched the kernel enough that it was a good idea to
> use their source rather than a 'generic' tarball. Accordingly I captured a
> copy of 'kernel-2.4.18-5.src.rpm', then obediently installed it:
>  # rpm -i <etc>
> which spat a _*load_ of stuff into '/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES'.
> 
> There is a 'linux-2.4.18.tar.bz2', a large number of patches to/from
> different minor revs, and a bunch of mystery files - at least to me.
> 
> How do I go from here to a source tree in '/usr/src/linux-2.4.18'? I
> thought the RPM approach would be simple - silly me!
> 
> Enquiring minds inquire ...
> 
>  - John Mills
> 
> 
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