spec file programming

rindjon · 03-26-2006, 09:12 AM

Hi folks

I am trying to build my own spec file and i stumbled into a problem.
my rpm needs the kernel sources to be installed so i can compile with them, but RedHat changed the name of the kernel source package from "kernel-source" to "kernel-devel".
i don't want 2 separate rpms just because of naming, one to redhat3 and one to redhat4...
any ideas about how i can do this?

Thanks !
Rindjon

paragn · 03-27-2006, 09:56 PM

hi,
explain more ur problem. What i get is that u want to built a rpm but that requires kernel source code to be installed previously in computer

rindjon · 03-29-2006, 02:17 AM

yes, this is true. my rpm needs the sources to be installed. the problem is RedHat changed the name of the kernel source package from "kernel-source" to "kernel-devel", so doing a "Reauire" tag with "kernel-source" fails on redhat4, while doing a "Reauire" tag with "kernel-devel" fails on redhat3.