On Thu, 16 Dec 2010, Akemi Yagi wrote: > To: CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> > From: Akemi Yagi <amyagi@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Building packages using RPMBUILD > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Keith Roberts <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I had already installed the packages mentioned in the Centos >> wiki. > > I assume you are referring to this wiki: > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment Thanks Akemi. I was refering to this Centos wiki article: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source The second part. I'll read up on the link you sent me. Thanks for that. Is the link you sent me more relevant than the MaxRPM guidelines: http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm-snapshot/p5206.html Kind Regards, Keith > If not, I strongly recommend reading it through. Up front it warns you > to not do the build as root. It provides the details for setting up > the build environment which will help you understand the whole > process. Installing some rpms may be convenient but you may miss the > chance of learning. :-) > > Akemi > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- In theory, theory and practice are the same; in practice they are not. This email was sent from my laptop with Centos 5.5 _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos