Compile kernel.rpm

[David T Hollis]

On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 10:30 -0300, Lercio Teotonio Gontijo wrote:

> Hello All
> 
> I download
> 
> kernel-2.6.5-1.327.src.rpm
> 
> and install it with rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.5-1.327.src.rpm 
> then I compile it with rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPEC/kernel-2.6.spec and 
> the kernel-2.6.5-1.327.rpm is not created.
> 
> 
> Then I install the kernel-source-2.6.5-1.327.rpm created by step below and
> execute commands:
> make xconfig (to create .config file)
> make rpm (to create kernel.spec file)
> 
> Please, help me how to correct way for compile the fedora kernel
> 
> I also download the linux-2.6.4.tar.bz2 and try same process
> 
It's been awhile since I've rebuilt RH kernels from the SRPMS, but the
easiest way in the past (and I'm sure it still works) would be:

rpmbuild --rebuild --target i386 kernel-2.6.5-1.332.src.rpm
rpmbuild --rebuild --target i686 kernel-2.6.5-1.332.src.rpm

Now in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686 would be your kernel (assuming you want
the i686.  If you want i586, substitute appropriately) and the
kernel-source package will be in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386

I last did this during the 2.4 series RH kernels, the 2.6 ones may be
different, though they do not appear to be.

-- 
David T Hollis <dhollis at davehollis.com>