Build kernel RPM with QoS support

On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:15:57 -0700, Benjamin Bostow wrote:

> I am trying to build a kernel rpm with QoS support. I have installed
> the kernel-2.2.17-14.src.rpm and the kernel-source-2.2.17-14.rpm. I
> copied the spec from the .src.rpm install to the /usr/src/linux-2.2.17/
> directory. I then ran make menuconfig and included the option for QoS
> support, then ran rpm -ba kernel-2.2.spec. After I installed the new rpm
> that was created the QoS functions aren't there (ex. tc). Is this the
> correct way to do this? If not what is?
>
> Ben
>


I the words of Alan Cox, who answered a message on the LKML entitled "make
rpm is not documented":



On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:22:35 +0000 (GMT), Alan Cox wrote:

> > I will have further look and will try to say as much as I can with my
> > poor knowledge.
>
> Basically the thing works with
>
> make config/menuconfig/xconfig
> if you use make menu/xconfig then run make oldconfig (I dont trust xconfig..)
> make rpm
>
> [wait.. wait.. wait.. ]
>
> rpm --install
>
> add to lilo.conf
>
> enjoy
>

    -Paul