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Wayne Betts <[log in to unmask]>
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Wayne Betts <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 3 May 2006 13:02:06 -0400
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I'm trying to get the src.rpm for kernel 2.6.9-34.EL on an SL 4.2 box.  
I can't find a kernel-2.6.9-34.EL.src.rpm file within the SL download 
site.  So first question:  is it there somewhere?
If not, can I get 
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9-34.EL.src.rpm 
and expect it to match the binary kernel distributed by SL?
Are there any legal reasons not to do this?

(I read the FAQ on the disappearance of the kernel-source.rpm, and I do 
in fact want the full source -- but the faq's answer of where to get the 
src.rpm file doesn't seem to help.  It says:

Obtain the kernel-<version>.src.rpm file from one of the
            following sources:

               o The SRPMS directory on the appropriate "SRPMS" CD iso image

               o The FTP site where you got the kernel package

Since this is an updated kernel, the ISO is effectively obsolete, and 
the FTP sites' SRPM directory does not include the 
kernel-2.6.9-34.EL.src.rpm file.)

Wayne

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