On Fri, 07 May 2004 10:50:23 +0000, ozgun erdogan wrote: > > hi - > > I'm running Fedora 1 (kernel 2.4.22) with gcc 3.3.2 on it. I downloaded the > Redhat source RPM (glibc-2.3.2-4.80.8.src.rpm). I'm planning to compile from > this source as I need to modify certain parts of glibc for experimental > purposes. When I unpack the RPM, I get: > > glibc-2.3.2-20030312.tar.bz2 > glibc-redhat-20030312.tar.bz2 > nptl-20030312.tar.bz2 and 39 patches. Not true. You also get a ".spec" file which is used to build the binary packages. > I rarely use RPMs, and until now, I directly installed files without having > to compile. I have two questions. Would the SRPM for Redhat 8.0 work fine on > my Fedora? (it's the only one on Redhat's website). Surely the src.rpms for Red Hat Linux 9 and other products can be found on the server, too. But if you don't know what to do with a src.rpm for Fedora Core 1, what would change with a src.rpm for Red Hat Linux 8.0? > What should I do with these 39 patches? How do I apply the patches? How do I > use the files generated after untarring glibc-redhat-20030312.tar.bz2? Any > ideas or helpful links would be appreciated. "man rpmbuild" for starters. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
