No more kernel-source(code) ??? (was: rawhide report: 20040623 changes)

[Willem Riede]

On 2004.06.26 10:16, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 08:56:26AM -0400, Willem Riede wrote:
> > Right. But this needs to include a convenient way to build modules that
> > are present in the kernel source that Arjan doen't build (for reasons I
> > don't understand but drive me crazy) such as ide-scsi.
> 
> The easiest way is to edit the .config files in the source rpm package
> add "wr" or "ac" or whatever to the end of the version and rebuild
> and install.
> 
> Your extra modules are then rpm managed, and the version means that a new
> RH security update wil replace your kernel

Right. And then I get to do the edit all over again...
I'm off to think about a way to mechanize that...

Regards, Willem Riede.