Kernel Compiling using "make rpm" question PLEASE!!

Kernel Compiling using "make rpm" question PLEASE!!

[imunity]

I would not be asking this question but I have to say someone maybe even 
myself will have to make a DOC on this cause there are none!!!! 

The convention method for configuring, compiling and installing a kernel I 
am very clear on but why cannot find any documents on how to compile it 
using "make rpm" or recompile or "rpmbuild -bb" 

I have searched the bookstores, www.redhat.com, www.tldp, most newgroups and 
almost every single search result from www.google.com/linux. 


Conventional Method: 

tar -zxvf kernel.xx  or rpm -ivh kernel-source.i386.rpm
ln -s kernel.xx linux
make clean
make mrproper
make menuconfig
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
make install
mkinitrd 

 

RPM METHOD: 

tar -zxvf kernel.xx  or rpm -ivh kernel-source.i386.rpm
ln -s kernel.xx linux  # I think this step may be need if you have a rpm 
kernel source!! 

make clean
make mrproper
make menuconfig
make rpm
rpm -ivh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/kernel-xx.i386.rpm
mkinitrd 

 


Just currious as to why I cannot find something as simple as that for "make 
rpm" 


Still trying to figure out how to use "rpmbuild -bb" 

Re: Kernel Compiling using "make rpm" question PLEASE!!

[Samuel Flory]

imunity@softhome.net wrote:

>
> Still trying to figure out how to use "rpmbuild -bb"


  What you need for that is a rpm spec file.  Grab a kernel.src.rpm from 
a distribution.  Install it, and cd to /us/src/redhat (other distros may 
have a different name in /usr./src).  Now the sources, and patches 
should be in SOURCE, and the spec file in SPEC.   Now you can modify/add 
the source/patches, and the spec. To create rpms you run "rpm -bb <spec 
file>".  Of course to get the i686 rpms you want you need to add 
"--target i686".

  Keep in mind this involves a lot of rpm spec file black magic.  Also 
most of time you will end up with at least 3 kernel rpms via this 
method.  You really don't want to do this unless you need to roll your 
own custom releases of a distro for some reason.