The use of the %{_sysconfdir} and %{_mandir} is somewhat problematic on RHEL4. Since the package's configure script defaults to using /etc and /usr/share/man anyway, why are the rpm macros being used? See the following: #============================================================================== # ---- configure macros. # Macro(s) slavishly copied from autoconf's config.status. # %_prefix /usr %_exec_prefix %{_prefix} %_bindir %{_exec_prefix}/bin %_sbindir %{_exec_prefix}/sbin %_libexecdir %{_exec_prefix}/libexec %_datadir %{_prefix}/share %_sysconfdir %{_prefix}/etc %_sharedstatedir %{_prefix}/com %_localstatedir %{_prefix}/var %_lib lib %_libdir %{_exec_prefix}/%{_lib} %_includedir %{_prefix}/include %_oldincludedir /usr/include %_infodir %{_prefix}/info %_mandir %{_prefix}/man Thanks, -Peter -- The 5 year plan: In five years we'll make up another plan. Or just re-use this one.