> And while it might seem like I could sidestep up to 5.8, I want to iterate through the whole process, using the full tree, for my own reasons. Hello Lamar Owen, I think there is value in a self-hosted (can fully recompile itself) build of CentOS. I sometimes use a recompile with koji as some test-load for kvm guest systems. A sample recompile can be seen on http://jur-linux.org/koji/ Some rpms failing a recompile (not all will be relevant to IA64) are: gpm, geronimo-specs, rhythmbox, evolution-connector, gstreamer-plugins-base, gaim, totem best regards, Florian La Roche