Re: Cannot install source - error error

akonstam_at_trinity.edu
Date: 10/22/05

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    On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 04:03:17PM -0500, akonstam@trinity.edu wrote:
    > On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 06:34:06PM +0000, rwhart@mchsi.com wrote:
    > > Hi,
    > > I need to compile the module for my nVidia dualhead. I have tried to rpm -ivh
    > > kernel-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.src.rpm repeatedly. It reports no errors.
    > >
    > > However, then I do rpm -qa | grep kernel* and the source is not listed. Also
    > > there is no kernels subdirectory in /usr/src
    > >
    > > I have performed a rpm --rebuildb. Any other ideas?
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > >
    > > Bob
    > Well the thing to doe is to put the src.rpm in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
    > and hen you do: rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.src.rpm
    > I would expect you would get a spec file in: /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
    > Then you would run: rpmbuild --rebuild on the spec file.
    This is an error. I am sorry. Yopu would actually want to run
    something like:
    rpmbuild -bb on spec file. Ther are other options then -bb. Look at
    man rpmbuild to decide which you want.
    The command below should be ok.
    >
    > Or if you want to remove the middleman you could do a:
    > rpmbuild --rebuild kernel-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.src.rpm
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