rpm -ba whatever.spec If you have the whatever.src.rpm, you can do a rpm --rebuild whatever.src.rpm and that will do it for you. The built rpm will end up in /usr/src/RPMS/, or somewhere under /usr/src depending on your distro. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: John Miller [mailto:johndmiller at mn.mediaone.net] > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 9:50 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] rpm compiles > > > I have a source file for a drive for a usb device. I am > trying to get it > to create a binary. I have looked at www.rpm.source and > tried various > combinations of options. The one that I think should work > was rpm -bb > usb-.0.2.spec. I have looked at the man pages and am not having any > luck. Would someone tell me how to build a binary from an rpm source > package, please > > John Miller > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >