Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 10252
Need /boot/README about System.map, etc.
Last modified: 2008-08-01 12:22:51 EDT
Actually, the kernel-source RPM, but that was rejected. The /usr/src/linux/README kernel-building info doesn't say what to do about the links /boot/System.man and /boot/module-info like where do I get the real files after a kernel build. Since you probably can't convince the kernel guys to change their README, I suggest you put some notes in /boot/READEM. Those links have been a long-standing gripe I've had with the several RHL versions; such a file would have reduced my grief. It probably ought to be in the "filesystem" RPM or something because many people don't bother with "kernel-sources", getting the kernel from a non-Red-Hat source.
Amen! Actually, the link for System.map should be set in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit, at the same time the module directory is selected. ("ln -sf /boot/System.map-$mver /boot/System.map") That means the initscripts package needs to be fixed. (Perhaps this bug should be reassigned to that component.) (See my related gripe on the RH-specific undocumented .rhkvmtag in bug# 10299.)
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