Hi,

> I need to learn how to create rpm files from tar files.
> I feel that it falls into two parts, preperation and action.

That would probably be best done with checkinstall
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/
which is a tool that you run instead of make install. Of course, you
must run ./configure and make beforehand.

> I want to experiment with alsa-driver-0.9.0beta9.tar.bz2
<snip>
> checking for directory with kernel source... /usr/src/linux
> checking for kernel version... expr: syntax error
> expr: syntax error
> expr: syntax error
> failed (probably missing /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h)
> [root@localhost alsa-driver-0.9.0beta9]#

> This oneseems to like my system, but it would seem I also
> need  version h  first , what ever that is. 

I am geting the same error with 0.9.0beta12. :-(

HTH
Roman


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