[ATrpms-users] How to build rpm for kernel that isn't in repo?

[Craig Huff]

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
>
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>  > Is the correct sequence:
>  >
>  >  1) Download the appropriate source rpm from the CentOS repository and
>  > unpack it with rpm -i <downloaded file name>
>  >  2) Download the closest Suspend2 source rpm from Matthias Hensler's
>  > repository and unpack it with rpm -i <downloaded file name>
>  >  3) Make a copy of the Suspend2 spec file installed by step 2 in
>  > /usr/src/redhat/SPECS renamed to match the kernel version I want to
>  >  build
>  >  4) Review and modify as required the new spec file
>  >  5) Build the new kernel with "rpmbuild -ba --target=i686 <new kernel
>  > version spec file name>"
>  >  6) Return to step 4 if there are errors until the build produces no
>  > error messages
>
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>
>  --
>  Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
>

Axel,

Clearly, since it has been over a month since the last post on this
thread, I don't have a lot of time on my hands this spring ;-(

I finally had a chance to look more closely at this and was reading
the man-page (or is it an info-page?) for rpmbuild.  It raised a
question when it discussed the %install section of the .spec file
which I was hoping you could clarify.  I want to build from sources
and create the .rpm and .src.rpm of a kernel that has additional
patches applied, but I **do not** want to install the kernel on the
system I am building the .rpm and .src.rpm on.  I get the impression
that rpmbuild **will** install the kernel on this system.  Is that
correct?  If so, is there a way (command-line option I overlooked?)
which will tell rpmbuild to build but not install, or am I
misunderstanding the function of the %install section in the first
place?

Thanks again for your patience and help.

Craig.