Where are the patch sources for SLES12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop SLED Updates
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https://www.suse.com/download-linux/patch-source-code.html lists only up to SLES11SP3.

We’d need a source RPM for SLES12, but I can’t figure out the path (or if it is on nu.novell.com at all).

Where can I find the directory structure for patch-SRPMS?

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Maybe this does not help, but it’s all I could dream up.

Going to https://download.suse.com/patch/finder and choosing a random
patch for SLES 12 I came up with this (the latest one available):

https://download.suse.com/Download?buildid=Cz-yenmSM74~

On this page, along with the patch packages, are the debuginfo and source
RPMs as well. In a pinch those may help you.

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Hello ab,

thanks - that seems to be at least a workaround.

Our background: We need to build a (lightly) patched kernel (actually just some modules that SuSE forgot). As far as we know there is no mechanism to track the SLES12 kernel updates. With SLES11 you could just mirror the kernel srpm and script around from there.

With SLES12 there is currently no possibility of tracking, so for us it looks like we need to pin to kernel version once and skip all the security updates.

That sucks - for us and for our clients.

The really correct way would be for us to look at the kernel-x-Extras package. But though this package is mentioned in the SLES-docs and SLES 12 Release notes, it is nowhere to be found (the SRPM builds it though).

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btw - i just realized that I posted this thread into the wrong forum - could a mod move it to SLES-Updates please?

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Moving threads isn’t something we really do around here, I do not think,
because of a link between the web interface (where things could move) and
the NNTP interface (where that does not really carry over). You’re
welcome to start a thread on the server (vs. desktop) side and then
probably link to this thread so those watching know what is happening.

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