Hi all, I have to use rpmbuild to build my kernel. I also have to apply patches and replace source code in the kernel source tree. I have figured out how to patch the files that I need patched by adding Patch blah and then AppyPatch in the spec file. I then created a sym link to the patch file in the rpmbuild SOURCES directory. Now on to replacing the code in the source tree. I have tried untaring/unzipping the kernel source , putting in my source and retarring and zipping, I have tried symlinking it, etc. But each time the build directory contains source code that is not the code that is what I inserted and it is not clear to me where it is coming from. I am fairly frustrated so if anyway has encountered this or knows how to do it I would appreciate the help. Spoon feeding is not required a I will gladly rtfm but I will need a nudge in the right direction. Oh, here is the command that I am using: rpmbuild -bb --target=`uname -m` --with baseonly --without kabichk kernel.spec Rodger