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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