Custom Kernel Creation Documentation Online

[David Cary Hart]

On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 13:13 -0600, Satish Balay wrote:
> > > >               http://www.tqmcube.com/fc3_custom_kernel.htm
> 
> 1. instead of 'chown' and stuff - just recommend using:
> 
> echo "%_topdir ${HOME}/rpm" >> ~/.rpmmacros
> mkdir -p $HOME/rpm/SOURCES $HOME/rpm/SPECS $HOME/rpm/BUILD $HOME/rpm/SRPMS $HOME/rpm/RPMS/i386

> This is much simpler - and sets up the env to use other srpms cleanly.
> 
Thanks. I'm going to revert to that structure this evening.

> 2. %debug_package %{nil}
> 
> This prevents the debug package from being generated - but at the same
> time - the debug symbols don't get stripped from the primary
> package. My recommendation is not to use this flag.
> 
I don't think that's correct. It appears to strip without debuginfo
being generated.
> 
> 3. For my kernel build needs - I've just managed to edit the spec
> files and - and make minor patch additions/changes and use:
> 
> rpmbuild -ba --target=i696 kernel-2.6.spec
> 
> This gives both kernel.rpm & kernel.src.rpm
> 
> And to startoff - there are multiple kernels.srpms you can use
> 
> - fedora kernel  http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/updates/3/SRPMS/
> - ac kernel      http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/arjan/ac/SRPMS.kernel/
> 
> [ some patches might not apply cleanly to fedora kernel]
> 
> Satish

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