build a slackware12.1 package
 

Hi all,

I have recompiled the slackware 12.1 kernel-2.6.24.5 with vmware modules. I need to build this kernel as package. Can you tell me the steps to build the slackware package?

Thanks in advance
geetha

reference: http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware_source/k/

Hi

Thanks for your response

The link is for downloading the kernel, there is no information for building package as linux kernel. Please help..

thanks
geetha

No the link is not for downloading the kernel. It points to the directories containing the slackbuild scripts (*.SlackBuild) Pat used to create the kernel packages. Just follow them to create your own package.

Personally I would suggest that you keep the vmware modules separate from your kernel package. Either make a separate package for vmware or just use its uninstall routine (and pay attention to the uninstall messages as it won't completely uninstall itself).

The official Slackware packages keep kernels and modules separate as well. So, if anything, you would be adding the vmware modules to your custom modules package. If you do want it all in one big package it is very easy to manually make this package.

Kernel and module files are so easy to install/uninstall manually that I question the usefulness of making custom packages for them in the first place. You just throw three files under /boot (optionally change the symlinks), your modules folder under /lib/modules, add a /etc/rc.d/rc.modules* file, and edit and run lilo. The last step, of course, cannot be a part of the package, so you will always have some manual work regardless.

I have build a package using this script, but when i installed this getting intel_agp: version magic '2.6.24.5 mod_unload 686' should be '2.6.24.5 mod_unload 486' both are same configuration

Please help me

thanks in advance
Sg..