> There was a discussion on the issue of srpms or lack of in SL7. I don't build
> packages much so did not pay attention to it. I am now in need of an srpm that
> shows how a particular rpm was built. Specifically, the stuff in the spec file.
> I need the package for a Fedora 25 system where it is not available except as
> a tarball.
>
> Is there a quick write-up on how one handles this nowadays setting aside the
> pros and cons of this issue?
>
> thanks
>
There is no lack of srpms for SL7 because we create srpms out of the "src"
code that RedHat provides. RedHat does not provide publicly downloadable
srpms for RHEL 7 like they used to. RHEL 7 srpms are available if one has
a RHEL 7 subscription.
SL 7 srpms are available at
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7x/SRPMS/