Re: 64-bit sources

["linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@analogic.com>]

Okay, Thanks. I "think" I am compiling it now!
There are lots of warnings, but it didn't blow up (yet)!


On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:25:58 EST, "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" said:
>>
>> Yes. The RPM contains only patches and the patches won't
>> patch a 2.6.11 kernel either! Perhaps they need to be
>> in some undefined order.
>
> Umm... I just checked that specific RPM, and that RPM *does* contain all that
> you need. In particular, the following *are* in there:
>
> kernel-2.6.spec
> linux-2.6.11.tar.bz2
> patch-2.6.12-rc5-neutered.bz2  <- probably why they won't patch a 2.6.11
>
> The spec file lists all the *.patch files and the order to apply them in.  It
> even has a whole bunch of *.config files.
>
> Your best best is to 'rpm -ivh' that RPM - that will put the pieces in
> /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES and /usr/src/redhat/SPECS.  'rpmbuild kernel.spec'
> (with appropriate flags, you probably want '--target x86_64' if you want
> a  64-bit build only).  Adding patches is a matter of dropping the patch in
> /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES and adding a few lines to the kernel-2.6.spec file.
>
>
>

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.22.1 on an i686 machine (5588.28 BogoMips).
My book : http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/
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