Andreas Hanke schrieb: > Hi, > > T. Lodewick schrieb: >> it may looks like I'm on the wrong way, but ... for a lot of things I'm >> doing here I need to install the sources of the kernel (and some other >> stuff that cames drectly from the DVD ). >> >> so, the first thing after a fresh install is the install of the kernel >> sources. > > You are talking about the kernel-source package. > > Even though this package contains the source code of the kernel, it is > actually, packagemanagement-wise, a binary package and therefore > included in the binary installation media. > >> aren't that the same as the sources people are talking about ? and if >> not - what are the diffs ? >> the same question about all the other sources you can install directly >> from DVD / ISO / internet - I realy can't see whats missing. > > The guy who complained just doesn't get the difference between source > RPMs and binary RPMs. He saw the kernel-source package, which is on the > binary installation media, and concluded that Novell provides only the > sources of the kernel and nothing else. This is obviously not the case, > the sources of all other packages than the kernel are where the source > RPMs are: > > http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.1/inst-source/suse/src > > Andreas Hanke > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
hi Andreas, thanks for the info - so I'm not on the wrong way :) I've already get the sources from there for a lot of stuff, so I was wondering what the others are talking about. now, thats clear then :) best regards, JBScout aka Thomy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
