[CentOS] recompiling kernel for centos 4.2 x86_64

[Johnny Hughes]

On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 17:22 -0800, Fong Vang wrote:
> I now have 64-bit build system.  Bulding the RPM with this command is
> failing, though:
> 
> rpmbuild -ba --target=x86_64 kernel-2.6.spec
> 
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.c:3535: warning: int format,
> different type arg (arg 3)
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.c:3555: warning: int format,
> different type arg (arg 3)
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.c:3606: warning: int format,
> different type arg (arg 3)
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.c:3620: warning: int format,
> different type arg (arg 3)
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.c:3632: warning: int format,
> different type arg (arg 3)
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.c: In function `ipw_handle_data_packet':
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.c:4827: warning: cast from
> pointer to integer of different size
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.c:4827: warning: cast from
> pointer to integer of different size
> drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c:1875: warning: `MODULE_PARM_' is
> deprecated (declared at include/linux/module.h:552)
> + exit 1
> error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.29618 (%build)
> 
> 
> RPM build errors:
>     Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.29618 (%build)
> _______________________________________________

If this is in not on an x86_64 machine ... use setarch like this:

setarch x86_64 rpmbuild -ba --target=x86_64 kernel-2.6.spec
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060119/4200250d/attachment.sig>