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> Mark Watts wrote: > > Can someone _please_ remove the dependancies on compiler version on > > the kernel > > > src rpms, or give me a good reason why they are there? (I can't believe > > Mandrakes kernels _require_ the latest gcc...) > > It's there because about 2 or 3 gcc releases would end you up with a > non-bootable kernel. Which versions are these, and in which mdk version are they present? (I haven't had any issues recently (8.2 ->) with compiling from the kernel-source.rpm) > Of course, it would have been better to > BuildConflicts the broken versions instead of requiring a newer version. That sounds a much better idea. > # rpm --rebuild kernel-2.4.21.6mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm --nodeps > should work Hmm, didnt realist that was a valid switch to use when compiling - seems to work. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPECS]$ rpm -q --specfile kernel-2.4.spec |head -n1 > kernel-2.4.21.6mdk-1-1mdk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPECS]$ grep RPMS kernel-2.4.spec > [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPECS]$ > > I think you most likely have lost your %_rpmdir setting. Not entirely sure what you're trying to show here, but I'm apparently an idiot... (isnt ssh great for making you forget which machine you were compiling on 8) Cheers, Mark. - -- Mark Watts Senior Systems Engineer QinetiQ TIM St Andrews Road, Malvern GPG Public Key ID: 455420ED -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/MSiXBn4EFUVUIO0RAoihAJ9wcmG6DYN4UHGPghHJIyzWq5XYdgCg3TOW iWZbXQvO3vs5Nw7e36VH7f4= =Mrr9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
