Matt - I did rpmbuild -ba php.spec 2> /tmp/build_errors.txt The build_errors.txt file is quite large, so I am not sure if I should sent it as an attachment. Here are the last few lines: cpio: php-4.3.9/ext/standard/<stdout>: No such file or directory 18492 blocks + /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-compress + /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-strip-static-archive /usr/bin/strip + /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-strip-comment-note /usr/bin/strip /usr/bin/objdump + umask 022 + cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD + cd php-4.3.9 + cd build-cgi + export NO_INTERACTION=1 REPORT_EXIT_STATUS=1 MALLOC_CHECK_=2 + NO_INTERACTION=1 + REPORT_EXIT_STATUS=1 + MALLOC_CHECK_=2 + unset TZ LANG LC_ALL + make test make: *** [test] Error 1 + set +x error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.36559 (%check) Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.36559 (%check) Matt Hyclak wrote: > On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 07:18:59AM -0800, Todd Cary enlightened us: > >> I want to be able to recompile php, so I downloaded the src dvd and did a >> >> rpm -i php-4.3.9-3.15.src.rpm >> >> After doing that I wanted to check to see if I can recompile it before >> making changes. So, I went to the SPECS dir and did a >> >> rpmbuild -i php.spec >> >> It spent a lot of time doing the compile, but at the end there were errors. >> >> What am I missing? >> >> > > Telling us what the errors were, for starters. > > Matt > > -- Ariste Software 2200 D Street Ext Petaluma, CA 94952 (707) 773-4523