Hmm ... does not that happen when you install kernel-2.4.1-xxx RPM? I do not
remember exactly how it was in 2.4.0 - and cannot find it anyway :-)
Or do you mean rebuilding from SPRM?
-andrej
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alexander Skwar
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 1:54 AM
> To: Mandrake Cooker Mailing List
> Subject: [Cooker] Why don't recent kernels build initrd?
>
>
> Hi all!
>
> I've noticed that since, uhmm, kernel-2.4.0-xx no initrd is automatically
> built when updating the kernel package. (Hmm, thinking of it, has it ever
> been built automatically?)
> Well, why is this? IMO it would be better if the initrd were built. As I
> imagine (without looking at the .spec), it's just one additional command for
> the %post section:
>
> mkinitrd /boot/initrd-%{version}-%{release} %{version}-%{release}
>
> This should do it. And so that fixing of /boot/grub/menu.lst is not
> necessary when updating kernels, I've also added a symlink
>
> /boot/initrd -> /boot/initrd-%{version}-%{release}.img
>
> This way, if only /boot/initrd is referenced in /boot/grub/menu.lst,
> /boot/grub/menu.lst doesn't need to be touched.
>
> I assume that something similiar also holds true for LILO, but I don't use
> LILO anymore, so I can't say for sure. I guess that a call to /sbin/lilo
> would be necessary if LILO is used.
>
> Alexander Skwar
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