--- /usr/src/linux-2.4.19/Makefile	2002-12-15 19:04:20.000000000 -0500
+++ /home/pete/Makefile.new	2002-12-17 04:36:49.000000000 -0500
@@ -567,5 +567,16 @@
 	rm $(KERNELPATH) ; \
 	cd $(TOPDIR) ; \
 	. scripts/mkversion > .version ; \
-	rpmbuild -ta $(TOPDIR)/../$(KERNELPATH).tar.gz ; \
+
+#	RedHat split the RPM build process into a separate
+#	utility called "rpmbuild", leading to a broken 
+#	"make rpm" target in the kernel Makefile;
+#	this patch fixes that.
+
+	if [ `rpm --version | cut -b 12-15 | tr -d .` -ge '41' ] ;
+		then
+		rpmbuild -ta $(TOPDIR)/../$(KERNELPATH).tar.gz ; \ 
+		else
+		rpm -ta $(TOPDIR)/../$(KERNELPATH).tar.gz ; \
+	fi ; \
 	rm $(TOPDIR)/../$(KERNELPATH).tar.gz