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Description of problem:
With the 2.6.x kernel RPMs, it appears that vmlinux has been moved to
the kernel-debuginfo RPM.

Some third party kernel modules require vmlinux in order to build.
During the build process, these modules use modpost, which takes
vmlinux as its first argument. As a result, these modules cannot be
built without installing the kernel-debuginfo package or rebuilding
the kernel.

Not having done any kernel module development, I am assuming that
these modules need to use modpost (and therefore vmlinux) during the
build process. If this is not the case, then could someone let me know
so that I can inform the module developers.

Anyway, since some third party modules require vmlinux to build, it
would seem more sensible to include vmlinux in an RPM other than the
kernel-debuginfo RPM. If a kernel-devel RPM existed, then it would
make sense to include it there. Since no kernel-devel RPM exists, I
think that vmlinuz should be included in the kernel RPM.

One example of modules that require vmlinux are the MADWIFI drivers
available at <http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/>.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
(1) Install kernel-2.6.1-1.65.i686.rpm, but do not install
corresponding debuginfo RPM.
(2) Boot using the 2.6.1-1.65 kernel.
(3) Download the MADWIFI drivers from CVS at
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/>.
(4) Compile the MADWIFI drivers.

Actual Results:  MADWIFI compilation fails because it cannot find vmlinux.

Expected Results:  I would expect vmlinux to be present.

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