On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 10:30 -0300, Lercio Teotonio Gontijo wrote: > Hello All > > I download > > kernel-2.6.5-1.327.src.rpm > > and install it with rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.5-1.327.src.rpm > then I compile it with rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPEC/kernel-2.6.spec and > the kernel-2.6.5-1.327.rpm is not created. > > > Then I install the kernel-source-2.6.5-1.327.rpm created by step below and > execute commands: > make xconfig (to create .config file) > make rpm (to create kernel.spec file) > > Please, help me how to correct way for compile the fedora kernel > > I also download the linux-2.6.4.tar.bz2 and try same process > It's been awhile since I've rebuilt RH kernels from the SRPMS, but the easiest way in the past (and I'm sure it still works) would be: rpmbuild --rebuild --target i386 kernel-2.6.5-1.332.src.rpm rpmbuild --rebuild --target i686 kernel-2.6.5-1.332.src.rpm Now in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686 would be your kernel (assuming you want the i686. If you want i586, substitute appropriately) and the kernel-source package will be in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 I last did this during the 2.4 series RH kernels, the 2.6 ones may be different, though they do not appear to be. -- David T Hollis <dhollis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
