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Re: Stripped kernel source tree



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>> I want to keep the build process compact and not build the -devel tree 
>> if I'm not keeping that build. I prefer not to make rpm's except that 
>> it makes it easier to uninstall. 
> 
> So you want the build process compact, and yet you want all the benefits 
> of the way the Fedora kernel spec builds rpms, but without the -devel 
> package, unless you really want it... So rm -f the whopping 32M 
> kernel-devel package afterwards if you don't want it -- its not really 
> "built" by the way, its just putting source files into a package, so 
> there ain't much overhead there. 
> 
> Seriously, 'rpmbuild -bb --without debuginfo --with baseonly 
> kernel.spec'. Look at the spec and hack in a '--without devel' flag if 
> you really want no -devel package sometimes. Honestly, we went to a lot 
> of trouble to make the spec file more user-friendly for those who want 
> to build their own, so if there's a significantly compelling reason you 
> won't do the above, let us know, and we'll see about remedying it. 


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