I have sucessfuly built kernel-2.4.9-e.27.src.rpm from updates and have been able to make few test installations.
My build system was RHL 7.2 fully updated. Venkatesh K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "rhel-rebuild list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:52 AM Subject: Re: Building kernel SRPM > i386 building of the kernel SRPM (option up), it won't build, some error > in fpu_entry.c, maybe that's why its disabled. Not sure what to do now, > besides upgrading the machine so that it will use the i686 kernel. > > - Kris Jordan - > > > I'll do that if > > > > rpmbuild --target i386 --with up --with smp --without BOOT --without debug > > <spec file> > > > > provided by Venkatesh. K > > > > does not work. Already tried two similar commands w/o luck, on my last try > > right now, it should finish real soon now. > > > > Thanks > > > > - Kris Jordan - > > > >>> I have a system that will take a i586 kernel, but since the kernel SPEC > >>> file has a problem, it won't build me one. I don't know the SPEC file > >>> format enough to fix it. > >> ... > >>> > >>> - Kris Jordan - > >>> > >> > >> > >> 1. Extract kernel-2.4.spec from kernel SRPM to /usr/src/redhat/SPECS > >> > >> 2. Find this text: > >> > >> %ifarch i386 > >> %define buildsmp 0 > >> %define buildup 0 > >> %endif > >> > >> Edit it to > >> > >> %ifarch i386 > >> %define buildsmp 1 > >> %define buildup 1 > >> %endif > >> > >> 3. extract all other files from kernel SRPM to /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES > >> > >> 4. cd to /usr/src/redhat/SPECS > >> 5. run > >> rpmbuild -ba kernel-2.4.spec > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Igor Poteryaev > >> > >> > >> rhel-rebuild mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Hosted at the University of Innsbruck, Austria > >> > > > > rhel-rebuild mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hosted at the University of Innsbruck, Austria > > > > rhel-rebuild mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hosted at the University of Innsbruck, Austria > rhel-rebuild mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hosted at the University of Innsbruck, Austria
