To avoid confusion:
YES. I am FULLY aware that Fedora no longer provides kernel-source.rpm. That is NOT what I am looking for.
This question now pertains to kernel-2.6.11-1.1170_FC4.src.rpm. Note, I am referring to kernel-2.6.11-1.1170_FC4.SRC.rpm. I had originally posted regarding kernel-2.6.11-1.1166_FC4.src.rpm.
Up to now, we have been able to create kernel-source.rpm from src.rpm. That is - seemingly - NO LONGER POSSIBLE. %buildsrc and the routines it referred to in the 2.6.10 series are no longer included in the spec file.
If Fedora now intends to resume distributing kernel-source then this is a non-issue. However, that has not been the case with the two 2.6.11 rawhide releases.
Correct me if I am wrong but this new format allows for creating a custom FC kernel only by text editing the config files which (IMO) is a VERY bad idea. Without "make config" it is possible to select conflicting options or to omit dependent options.
Can I get an "official" comment - please?
Not an "official" comment, but the method described at:
http://crab-lab.zool.ohiou.edu/kevin/kernel-compilation-tutorial-en/steps.html
uses "make menuconfig" (or your favourite GUI version) and does not require the creation of a kernel-source package, nor hand-editing of the config files. This does appear to be the "official" way of building kernels, and results in an RPM too, which is good, isn't it?
Paul.
