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Re: Where is the RH6.2 linux source?



>>Unfortunately, I had no make command which I got from
>>BSware.   Now I need gcc which I cannot find on
>>BSware.   I'm guessing that gcc is included in some other rpm package,
>>but which?  I have an old copy (2.7.2.3-14) but will
>>look for gcc on the web where I should find which package contains it.
>gcc & make are both RPM's on ALL BSware (Redhat) CD's.
>And both get installed during a _custom_ install if you
>select the "development" option, along with a bunch of other
>RPM's needed to compile the kernel.  I hate telling people to
>re-install, but it may save you time in the long run if you 
>don't know what RPM's are needed to compile the kernel.
>(I can't list them all off the top of my head either)

Nah,  it would be a good learning experience.  You should need make, gcc, bin86, and binutils.  That's about it.  If you use a GUI RPM installer liek gnorpm it'll do dependency selection for you.