J. K. Cliburn wrote: > Is there a way to extract the contents of an rpm file (to, say, a temp > directory) without actually installing it? I'd like to look at the > source code of a particular module driver that's bound up in the rpm, > but I don't want to install the kernel source -- probably wouldn't > work anyway since I'm working from a cygwin host right now. > Take a look at rpm2cpio. Chances are, the source code is in the source RPM. When you install a source RPM, it puts the files in the proper directories in the RPM directory tree. (/usr/src/RPM for root) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
