Kernel Compiling
Robby Tanner
Robby.Tanner at lightsource.ca
Mon Jul 4 15:36:16 UTC 2005
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Alexander Dalloz
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 6:03 PM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: Kernel Compiling
>
> To the latest FC3 kernel. Please read the announcement mails
> to know when security issues get fixed. The current FC3
> kernel is 2.6.11-1.35_FC3.
Holy cow, am I ever behind!!!
> > > > 5) What, if anything do I do with patch-2.6.9-final.bz2 and
> > > > patch-2.6.9-final-bk2.bz2?
> > >
> > > Misses the other patches.
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean by that?
>
> Ok, misunderstood your question. You need to apply _all_
> patches (therefor rpmbuild -bp) and not just the patch which
> brings the base kernel source tarball to 2.6.9-final-bk2.
What are bk2 files for? Presumably that's in the release notes as well?
The problem I'm having is I've yet to get an internet connection at
home.
> > > rpmbuild -bp --target=<arch> kernel-2.6.spec
> > >
> > > http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc3/x86/
> > >
> > > The release notes contain the instructions. Didn't you read them?
> >
> Then you probably should read the SELinux documentation too
> ;) SELinux is not only userspace but kernelspace too. And if
> the Fedora kernel has some specific SELinux patches, they are
> normally required or are at least recommended.
Will do, thanks again.
Rob
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