On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Cameron, Thomas wrote: > Howdy all - > > Forgive my ingnorance, but I am fairly new to building RPMs. > > I have built an RPM for a kernel module for Linux on the mainframe, but I had to hard code /lib/modules/2.4.21-9.EL/misc in the %install section of the spec file. > > Is there a way to specify the /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc directory so that the kernel module gets put in the correct directory based on the running version of the kernel? > Yeah sure, you need to use the %() macro. It allows you to do what back ticks do. The only problem is that it will only do this at build time (i.e. it evaluates the macro at build time not install time). Cheers...james > Thanks! > -- > Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT > Linux Design and Engineering > Bank of America > (972) 997-9641 > > The opinions expressed in this message are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of my employer, Bank of America. > > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
