Johnny Hughes wrote:
The Kernel sourcecode is not like kernel-source. It is a noarch rpm that does not get arch specific patches added to the source, making it relatively worthless as a package for building kernels.
Because of that, and because it is not down by either fedora or the upstream provider, we are also no longer producing a kernel-sourcecode rpm.
If one needs a full kernel tree, they can download the kernel SRPM from here:
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os/SRPMS/
OR
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/updates/SRPMS/
Then install the source with the command:
rpm -i kernel-xxxx.src.rpm
Then go to the SPECS directory (Usually /usr/src/redhat/SPECS) and get a full kernel tree with the command:
rpmbuild -bp --target i686 kernel-2.6.spec
(substitute your target arch)
Then go to the BUILD directory and you will have a real (and patched) tree:
cd ../BUILD
Note that alternatively, you can make your own kernel-sourcecode rpm by editing the spec file once you install the .src.rpm. You will see several "%define"s right near the front, one of which is "buildsource" and by setting that to "1" (and I usually set the others to "0" so it won't take so long), rather than doing the rpmbuild -bp, you can then do something like:
rpmbuild -bb --target i686 kernel-2.6.spec
and you will get your own kernel-sourcecode rpm in the RPMS/<arch> directory.
Linus