In the .spec for the current kernel-2.6.20-1.2936.fc7 the defense
is contained in lines such as:
%define all_arch_configs $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/kernel-%{kversion}-*.config
which includes %{kversion} in the relevant filenames. However, kversion
is only 2.6.%{sublevel}, so the defense is not necessarily exhaustive.
> ... You're still advised to remove
> old sources before running rpm -i on an SRPM.
This advice confirms that some .spec files do/did have such misfeatures;
and/or the misdesign of rpm for not anticipating the use of SOURCES
as an uncontrolled cache, multiple simultaneous builds [inhibiting
"rm -f SOURCES/*"], etc.
So basically this is how to recreate the problem:
install the srpm for kernel-2.6.18
build the rpm from source
install the 2.6.18 rpm
install the srpm for kernel-2.6.19
build the rpm from source
watch all config files applied (2.6.18 and 2.6.19)
this happens becuase the config files from all_arch_configs are never deleted when building the 2.6.18 rpm.
I see two options:
1) delete the *.configs when you're done with them (akin to cleaning up your space when you're done using it)
2) specify to loop only over kernel-%{kversion}*.config
I did #2 and it worked for me, but I can see the reasoning in doing any of the following
1
2
1 and 2
Respectfully,
Christopher Taylor
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