[CentOS] Automating the preparation of kernel sources

2014-08-04 Thread BC
I have a driver that requires installing the kernel sources (into my own rpmbuild tree, not the system) prior to compiling. I followed the info for centos6 here: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source#head-a8dae925eec15786df9f6f8c918eff16bf67be0d I can successfully compile and ins

Re: [CentOS] Automating the preparation of kernel sources

2014-08-06 Thread BC
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Markus Falb wrote: > On 5.8.2014 03:24, BC wrote: > > Why not define the kernel source as buildrequire? > Seems quite recursive to me. I would have to list the source rpm for the various kernels which means I would be bundling a src.rpm into the driv

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 7 - Firewall always allows outgoing packets?

2014-08-11 Thread BC
On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > You only spotted 4 _last_ guys running away to UNIX. The rest fled quite a > while ago. > I wasn't aware that this was a forum for whining that upstream's vision of a system didn't match one's own. You stated your dislike of firewalld. En

Re: [CentOS] Use postfix and spamd on CentOS 6 - looking for a shortest guide

2014-08-13 Thread BC
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:41 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > > I've never seen a 1-page document that said, > "These are the changes I made after downloading packages X, Y and Z." > And there are few if any tests to determine where email is going > if it is not going where you want it to. > There is

Re: [CentOS] Use postfix and spamd on CentOS 6 - looking for a shortest guide

2014-08-13 Thread BC
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > You sound as though you think it is meritorious > for software to be difficult to use. > No, I believe education is meritorious. > The task of postfix seems to me fairly easy to understand, > so I don't see why implementing a solution s