If you are trying to build an RPM, and it looks like you're trying to build a kernel RPM, you should try creating a spec file, and running: rpmbuild -ba kernel-2.4.209custom and that will build a src.rpm and a binary (i386.rpm) > I ran "make rpm". > > After much time, the build fails with this: > ... > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.4.209custom' > + cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage > /var/tmp/kernel-2.4.209custom-root/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-9custom > + cp System.map > /var/tmp/kernel-2.4.209custom-root/boot/System.map-2.4.20-9custom > + cp .config > /var/tmp/kernel-2.4.209custom-root/boot/config-2.4.20-9custom > + /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress > Processing files: kernel-2.4.209custom-2 > Provides: kernel-2.4.20-9custom kernel-drm > Requires(rpmlib): rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1 > rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1 > Processing files: kernel-debuginfo-2.4.209custom-2 > error: Could not open %files file > /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.4.209custom/debugfiles.list: No such file > or directory > > > RPM build errors: > Could not open %files file > /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.4.209custom/debugfiles.list: No such file > or directory > make: *** [rpm] Error 1 > [root@xxxxxxx linux-2.4]# ls /usr/src HTH, Kev ----------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Worthington - <kworthington (at) linuxmail {dot} org> Faithful Red Hat Linux user since April 1998 Registered Linux User #218689 - http://counter.li.org -- ______________________________________________ http://www.linuxmail.org/ Now with e-mail forwarding for only US$5.95/yr Powered by Outblaze