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! >