K.R. Foley wrote: > Parag N(पराग़) wrote: >> Hi, >> On 2/28/06, Gowri Satish Adimulam <gowri@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi , >>> >>> as i mentioned in my earlier mails issue with compiling hello-1.c >>> earlier there were suggestions from many people thanks for that . >>> I have read make manual and finally came with good make file. >>> >>> Now , i facing different error . >>> >>> ==========error message >>> # make >>> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4/build >>> M=/home/gowri/workspace/kernel_pract modules >>> make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4/build: No such file or >>> directory. Stop. >>> make: *** [all] Error 2 >>> >>> =====end error message >>> >> Check whether you have /usr/src/kernels/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4-i686 >> directory with kernel source existing or not? >>> I have already installed kernel sources >>> using yum , "yumdownloader --source kernel". >>> >>> But when we type command rpm -qa | grep kernel-source >>> nothing is returned . >> Correct command to check kernel RPM is installed or not is >> rpm -qa | grep kernel then you will find entry >> kernel-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 > > This will only tell you if the kernel is installed, not the source. The > rpm for the development source will be kernel-devel<some version> > > <snip> > > OK, this email and the other email I sent which hasn't shown up for some reason are not exactly correct. They refer to the kernel header package. However, in order to install the actual kernel source for kernel development follow the guide at > http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc4/errata/#sn-kernel -- kr -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/