Hello Charles,

Wednesday, April 17, 2002, 9:11:09 PM, you wrote:

>> --=-=-=
>> Name        : kernel-2.4.18.12mdk          Relocations: (not relocateable)
>> Version     : 1                                 Vendor: MandrakeSoft
>> Release     : 1mdk                          Build Date: Wed Apr 17 17:42:42 2002
>> Install date: (not installed)               Build Host: bi.mandrakesoft.com
>> Group       : System/Kernel and hardware    Source RPM: (none)
>> Size        : 35090986                         License: GPL
>> Packager    : Juan Quintela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> URL         : http://www.kernel.org/
>> Summary     : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system).
>> Description :
>> The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your
>> Mandrake Linux operating system.  The kernel handles the basic functions
>> of the operating system:  memory allocation, process allocation, device
>> input and output, etc.
>> 
>> 

CAE> Can not rebuild Or install any source rpms

CAE> [root@localhost safe]# rpm -rebuild  NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2802.src.rpm
CAE> Installing NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2802.src.rpm
CAE> error: cannot create %sourcedir /root/RPM/SOURCES
CAE> error: NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-2802.src.rpm cannot be installed
CAE> [root@localhost safe]# rpm -rebuild xnc-4.4.6-1.src.rpm
CAE> Installing xnc-4.4.6-1.src.rpm
CAE> error: cannot create %sourcedir /root/RPM/SOURCES
CAE> error: xnc-4.4.6-1.src.rpm cannot be installed

CAE> Note the path it wants to use.

Did you try out KRPMBuilder by any chance?  If so, you have to remove
~/.rpm* (the kernel has nothing to do with the RPM location!)

Rgds,
Rainer


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