On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 04:03:17PM -0500, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 06:34:06PM +0000, rwhart@xxxxxxxxx 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 > -- > > ======================================================================= > You get along very well with everyone except animals and people. > ------------------------------------------- > Aaron Konstam > Computer Science > Trinity University > telephone: (210)-999-7484 > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- ======================================================================= The horror... the horror! ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
