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From: fedora-devel-list-bounces(a)redhat.com [mailto:fedora-devel-list-
bounces(a)redhat.com] On Behalf Of Alexander Dalloz
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 4:54 PM
To: Development discussions related to Fedora Core
Subject: Re: Why kernel source is not in Distribution that is installed
Am Di, den 09.11.2004 schrieb Otto Haliburton um 23:39:
> I don't know what you mean by 'hijack' that is besides the point. The
> discussion that I am trying to bring up has to do with an issue that
often
> is comes as a complaint. The RPM does not install the source in the
correct
> location from the src.rpm and quite often the first thing that is
required
> in a upgrade or installation is to rebuild the kernel. The issue is one
> about Fedora core by the way as stated in the question. I wish that
> responses are to the question asked and if you need a clarification
state
> that. There was no reply on the response I sent.
To the term "thread hijacking": if you would set your list view into
thread mode you would quickly see that your mail now appears as part of
the discussion thread "first encounters with SELINUX, with some
suggestions". I feel it is obvious not that good. See the header of your
first posting and you'll find a
In-Reply-To: <1100024810.5472.18.camel(a)nexus.verbum.private>
reference which cause the thread mixture.
Now to the real topic. Why on earth "quite often" a kernel rebuild is
necessary? What do you mean with the "RPM does not install the source in
the correct location"?
Please read the release notes and grep the list archive for the
discussion about only having a kernel SRC.RPM and not two RPMs both with
the kernel source. The discussion is closed, not need to rewarm it.
Alexander
here is what I mean, the rpm installs the kernel to /usr/src/redhat, where
in all old distribution it installed the source to /usr/src. It is agreed
that the kernel can be built anywhere, but to stick the source under redhat
is not a choice that I think fedora project wants to do. Storing the source
quite often creates a situation where you do a rpn install and then the
person can't locate the source. That is the complaint. And I get your
point on the thread so this is the last response from me.