On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 12:11:44PM -0400, Peter Reed wrote: > akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 08:01:11AM +0530, Parameshwara Bhat wrote: > > > > > >>Hello List, > >> > >>I tried to install kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.src.rpm with > >>install-packages, it refuses to install source rpm.I use rpm command > >>directly,it seems to process it,but installation doesn't seem to > >>happen.I am producing the command results below. > >> > >> [root@sidharth rpm]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.src.rpm > >> 1:kernel ########################################### [100%] > >> [root@sidharth rpm]# rpm -qa|grep kernel > >> kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4 > >> kernel-doc-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4 > >> kernel-2.6.11-1.1226_FC4 > >> [root@sidharth rpm]# rpm -Uvh kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4.src.rpm > >> 1:kernel ######################################## [100%] > >> > >>When I look at the archive,it contains many patch files and another > >>archive containing kernel sources. Can I just untar the kernel sources > >>from the rpm archive into /usr/src ? Where do I send patch files ? > >> > >>Thanks, > >> > >>Parameshwara Bhat > >> > >> > >Since I screwed up the last answer to this question let me try to do > >better. *.src.rpm files are not processed with rpm. You place the > >src.rpm in the directory /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS (this is not essential > >but makes things more organized). Then you process the file by > >running: rpm -ivh ...src.rpm which puts a spec file in : > >/usr/src/redhat/SPECS. Next you can run: > >rpmbuild -bb ...spec (i.e., the spec file). -bb is not the only > >option you can use. Check man rpmbuild > > > >An alternative is to run: rpmbuild --rpmbuild ..src.rpm (i.e, source > >rpm) > > > >The goal is to end up with a regular rpm file which could be installed > >with the rpm command in the usual way. > > > > > I have benn trying the same thing to install the kernel sources and keep > coming up with the same or either way you do the rpmbuild. > error: line 155: Illegal char '-' in release: Release: 1.1532_FC4...... > Any ideas? > Peter Well I have seen too much of that lately. spec files that are not acceptable to rpmbuild. You need to go to line 155 and file out what exactly on that line violates the spec format which is sometimes hard to do. ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
