Re: What is the Difference?

akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 05:07:26PM +0530, Parameshwara Bhat wrote:

Hello List,

What is the difference between kernel-devel-*.rpm and kernel-*.src.rpm ?

Regards,

Parameshwara Bhat 

I don't know if I will get this exactly right but I will give it a
shot:
1. kernel-*.src.rpm - a source form of the kernel which can be
compiled using rpmbuild to produce a particular binary kernel.


Yes. It can also be tweaked to build a custom kernel.

2. kernel-devel-*.rpm - gives you the modules to allow you to compile
a customized kernel of that kernel version but tailored to your
specific needs.

No, the kernel-devel-*.rpm contains the header files etc. needed to build modules that will load when you're running the associated kernel (i.e. it's for building out-of-tree modules, not a customised kernel).

Paul.

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