Coming into this a bit late, so sorry if I missed the point... On Red Hat, there's a supplied kernel-devel package that has JUST ENOUGH of the kernel source to allow you to build third-party modules. You only really need the full source package if you're going to rebuild the kernel itself, or modules that are officially part of the source tree.
They use symlinks from /usr/lib/modules/bla-bla into /usr/src/linux/kernels/bla-bla too. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 2:20 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Building kernel modules on Linux 390 >>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 3:40 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rob van der Heij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -snip- > I have a vague recollection that you also need to install the > additional packages that ship the source of assorted kernel modules > (like vmcp for example). Admitted my most intimate experiences with > the process go back to SLES7 and SLES8, but building the SuSE Linux > kernel out of sources was extremely tricky (relied on other things > happening in the right order, but not validating that). These days (speaking of SLE10), the kernel packages have the symlinks into /usr/src/, and all you really need is the kernel-source RPM, and your own code, to build kernel modules. I haven't really tried to build a whole kernel recently, but I believe it just requires a "make somekindofconfig" followed by "make image" with an optional "make modules". Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
