On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net> wrote: > > I had already installed the packages mentioned in the Centos > wiki. I assume you are referring to this wiki: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment If not, I strongly recommend reading it through. Up front it warns you to not do the build as root. It provides the details for setting up the build environment which will help you understand the whole process. Installing some rpms may be convenient but you may miss the chance of learning. :-) Akemi