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On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 02:12:15PM -0600, Andrew Zahn wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to install the kernel src rpm that I've downloaded from the
> CentOS ftp, kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm. I hope to compile the kernel
> with XFS enabled. However, I have tried to simply run:
>
> [root@se4 ~]# rpm -iv kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm
>
> and it complains back:
>
> warning: group builder does not exist - using root
> warning: user builder does not exist - using root
> warning: group builder does not exist - using root
> warning: user builder does not exist - using root
> warning: group builder does not exist - using root
> warning: user builder does not exist - using root
> ....
>
> then an rpm -q kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm says:
> package kernel-2.6.9-22.EL.src.rpm is not installed
>
> Anyone know what is going on??
Pretty much.
.src.rpm is not the kernel source code, it is the source of the
kernel rpm package.
Yes, it does have the kernel source code in it, but it is not
as simple as the old kernel-source package.
You will have to check on /usr/src/redhat, which is the .src.rpm
files are installed.
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Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)
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