Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 140438
Missing kernel-source-2.6.9-1.667.i386.rpm
Last modified: 2015-01-04 17:12:55 EST
Description of problem: Fedora Core 3 does not provide kernel source code as an RPM (such as "kernel-source-2.6.9-1.667.i386.rpm"). This doesn't immediately cripple the distribution, but will be a real problem for anybody who needs to compile new modules! Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Examine existing RPMs in Fedora Core 3 at http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/ Steps to Reproduce: 1. Go to site! Actual results: There is no kernel-source*.rpm file. Expected results: There should be such a file. Additional info: (none)
please read the FC3 release notes.
OK. Thanks. Future people asking about this should find this advice on bugzilla, and thus not have to ask again (I checked for any mention of this on bugzilla before asking...)
At the risk of speaking out of turn, I'd like to propose adding a couple of "Provides:" to the kernel RPM spec so that installing the kernel gets you kernel-source and kernel- sourcecode, in name if not in fact. The benefit to doing this is that any packages that depend on kernel-source* (third-party RPMs and the like) will still install and work properly without needing to be forced, and people will stop bugging you for packages that you no longer intend to provide. Also, it's a trivially simple fix, so my my lights it's a win-win-win. :)