Re: install kernel-source

From: Jan Gerrit Kootstra (news_at_kootstra.org.uk)
Date: 07/12/05 

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:39:31 +0200

"kevin" <kevin.liang@kingproducts.com> schreef in bericht
news:1121119741.898633.33620@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> HI,
>
> I wanna install kernel-source, Here are the steps what I did:
> 1)rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.9-1.667.src.rpm
> 2)rpmbuild -bp --target=noarch /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/kernel-2.6.spec
>
> after these steps, I can find the source at
> '/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.9'
>
> However, when I type command
> rpm -q kernel-source
>
> it always said "package kernel-source is not installed"
>
> Can anybody tell me why? (I am using FC3)
>
> Thanks
>

Kevin,

Because you installed the source rpm for the kernel rpm. A source rpm is a
package that is used to create a binary rpm. Normally only used if you do
not have the binary rpm available or have another kind of CPU.

You need to look for the kernel-source*.rpm file and install that.

Regards,

Jan Gerrit

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