Re: [CentOS] Automating the preparation of kernel sources

2014-08-07 Thread Ned Slider
On 05/08/14 02:24, BC wrote: > I have a driver that requires installing the kernel sources (into my own > rpmbuild tree, not the system) prior to compiling. Are you absolutely sure? What driver is it? With some specifics we might be able to help. > I followed the info for > centos6 here: > > h

Re: [CentOS] Automating the preparation of kernel sources

2014-08-06 Thread BC
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Markus Falb wrote: > On 5.8.2014 03:24, BC wrote: > > Why not define the kernel source as buildrequire? > Seems quite recursive to me. I would have to list the source rpm for the various kernels which means I would be bundling a src.rpm into the driver's src.rpm a

Re: [CentOS] Automating the preparation of kernel sources

2014-08-06 Thread Markus Falb
On 5.8.2014 03:24, BC wrote: > I have a driver that requires installing the kernel sources (into my own > rpmbuild tree, not the system) Why not define the kernel source as buildrequire? > I can successfully compile and install the module from tarball after > manually prepping the kernel sources

[CentOS] Automating the preparation of kernel sources

2014-08-04 Thread BC
I have a driver that requires installing the kernel sources (into my own rpmbuild tree, not the system) prior to compiling. I followed the info for centos6 here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source#head-a8dae925eec15786df9f6f8c918eff16bf67be0d I can successfully compile and ins