Re: src rpm packages

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On Friday 27 June 2003 12:07, Mike Burger wrote:
> The problem is that unless you want to change the ownerships and/or
> permissions on the /usr/src/redhat directory, you need to have root
> privs to recompile .src.rpms, a process which places all of the
> necessary files under that subdirectory structure, which is owned by
> root.root.

Incorrect.  You set up your own rpm building tree within your home 
directory.  Mike's tarball has an example .rpmmacros that will help you 
do this.  With a proper ~/.rpmmacros file, rebuilding of rpms will 
never touch /usr/src/redhat/.

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