rpmbuild cannot install src.rpm

[parkarnoor]

kernel source cannot install using rpmbuild

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Dear all, here is my problem

i downloaded kernel source rpm. i.e kernel-2.6.18-53.el5.src.rpm for my kernel 2.6.18-53.el5.

i installed succeffully above src.rpm using command ..
rpmbuild --rebuild kernel-2.6.18-53.el5.src.rpm

it created a directory in /usr/src/redhat

then i manually deleted the redhat directory just because i want to rebuild the kernel source again.so i i removed the redhat directory but now i tried to excute above rpmbuild command again but it is failed.

saying: error:cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/sources
error:kernel-2.6.18-53.el5.src.rpm cannot be installed

may i know the reason why it is failing


thanks
noor

[coopstah13]

you should use rpm command to install rpm files, even src ones i believe

what does rpm -qa kernel* return?