Thanks, it seems then that I am unpacking the source rpm correctly, 
according to these helpful instructions,
and getting a good build tree.

But I do not wish to build an RPM for my kernel; I want to compile and 
install it with make as I do my other kernels,
which works fine except that it calls it 'xen' for some reason.

Oh, I have an idea...I'll build an RPM kernel & see if it calls it 'xen', 
too : )

Thanks Yagi :)








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Akemi Yagi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: building SL5 x86 kernel from source RPM mystery


> On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 5:43 PM, markaoki <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> hi,
>> Is there some special way to setup the kernel source tree when building 
>> from
>> an rpm?
>
> You can find detailed procedures on the CentOS wiki.
>
> First, here is how to set up the kernel source tree:
>
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source
>
> Then, this covers how to build the kernel:
>
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Custom_Kernel
>
> After following the instructions, if you still have questions or there
> are things that are not clear, please post them here.  That will help
> improve the wiki articles which, I believe, should be beneficial for
> both CentOS and Scientific Linux users.
>
> Akemi
>