Hi Michael, > /bin/bash, /bin/sh, bzip2, cpio, diffutils, gcc, gcc-c++, gzip, make, > patch, perl, python, redhat-rpm-config, rpm-build, rpm-python, sed, > tar, unzip > Better let's discuss whether above set should be extended. E.g. with > 'gettext' and 'desktop-file-utils', as they are needed by many src.rpms. + patchutils? zip? automake* ? autoconf* ? readline &/ -devel? byacc? bison? pkgconfig? m4? binutils? symlinks? flex? Can't think of any more right now :) . Leonard. -- mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research