Building rpms from the srpms is easy and well documented.

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=build+rpm+from+srpm

Best,


On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Michael Tiernan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I turned a friend onto SL and he's asked me the most annoying of
> questions.....
>
> He wants to download released versions of source codes (SRPMS) and build
> them for installation.
>
> (Please don't ask why, it's come from someone higher than him on the food
> chain and so he's at least trying to figure out if it's documented
> someplace so he doesn't have to reinvent the wheel.)
>
> Thanks!
>