On 05/15/2010 11:22 AM, reg@xxxxxxx wrote: > I want to look at the individual files in a src rpm. > How do I 'rip it apart' ?? rpm -qpl src.rpm should show you a list of the files in the RPM. When you "install" it, they get installed in your rpmbuild sandbox under: SPECS and SOURCES subdirectories. > Doing an install doesnt seem to be the answer, It does something, but I > have no idea where the bits and pieces are going. > They are NOT in /usr/src/redhat nor in /root/rpmbuild. You really shouldn't be playing with source RPMs as root. Look in your user RPM sandbox: /home/userid/rpmbuild for your SOURCES and SPECS directories. You can build/rebuild/edit/create RPMs in there. -- Kevin J. Cummings kjchome@xxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines