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Re: [Sheflug] RedHat and Script Kiddies
Alex Hudson wrote:
>
> On 22 Jan 2001 10:10:48 +0900, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> > Al> Even stuff like the kernel source - I don't think I've ever
> > Al> had a kernel source rpm install itself properly on a 6.1/6.2
> > Al> machine
> >
> > Doesn't RedHat have make-kpkg _yet_?
>
> Heh, don't get ahead of yourself Stephen!! I wasn't talking about
> something funky, like an rpm --rebuild kernel-du-jour.srpm. I was
> talking about upgrading source trees with a source rpm and expecting
> them to be compilable (hint: they aren't). I personally think it's to do
> with the /usr/src/linux madness that persists, but never mind...
>
> . and actually, I'm shuddering at the thought of using some
> redhat-thing to make a kernel rpm to install. Brrrr.
I think this was one of the earlier problems I had with kernels.
The usual kernel rpm is just a bloated non-standard pile of headaches. I
don't seem to recall ever attempting installing and compiling a RedHat
kernel SRPM - I think at this point I decided to just go vanilla.
What is this "/usr/src/linux" madness that you mention? I've not really
looked at the Debian disks I've got, and RedHat is really the only
distro I've played with. About the only thing I've noticed is a
pointless /usr/src/redhat directory, which seems to serve to particular
purpose.
Red Hat seem to be famous for making stupid decisions over the years...
Baz.
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