How about an intermediate solution: # yum install rpmdevtools $ rpmdev-newspec -t <type> <package name>.spec That will take care of the heavy lifting... Richard -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org