[rhn-users] Installing a source RPM

[Omer Faruk Sen]

After investigating a little bit

rpmbuild -bp --target i686 kernel-2.6.spec

solved the problem. Sorry for that.


> Hi,
>
> I was just looking to compile a customized kernel for my mysql server. Did
> rpmbuild -ba *spec but got following error:
>
>
> # rpmbuild -ba kernel-2.6.spec
>
> error: Architecture is not included: i386
>
> Anyone has an idea what is this about? And how can I solve it
>
>
>> Thank you sir, that did the trick!
>>
>> --- Rigoberto Corujo <rcorujo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> There should also be a "linux*.bz2" file in the
>>> SOURCES directory to which the patches will get
>>> applied to.
>>>
>>> If you go to the SPECS directory and do an "rpmbuild
>>> -ba <filename>.spec", you should see the BUILD
>>> directory get populated.
>>>
>>> Rigoberto
>>>
>>> --- sean thomson <s_thomson at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Howdy Folks,
>>> >
>>> > Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've not
>>> > found anything on the web regarding this...
>>> >
>>> > I'm trying to install one of the kernel SRPMS from
>>> > my
>>> > RHEL 4 CDs and after I run 'rpm -hvi
>>> > kernel-2.6.9-5.EL.src.rpm' all I get is the
>>> original
>>> > .spec file in /usr/src/redhat/SPECS and a bevy
>>> patch
>>> > files in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES.
>>> >
>>> > I'm expecting to either get something in
>>> > /usr/src/redhat/BUILD or
>>> > /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-5.EL-i686
>>> >
>>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated
>>> >
>>> > Sean Thomson
>>> >
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