Im trying to learn how to create RPMs but am a little confused by the spec file. Im trying to package up some Python scripts, rather than binary files, and I want them to be installed in a subdirectory under /usr/local which I shall refer to as /usr/local/X Ive put the scripts in a tarball under /home/me/X/RPM/SOURCES but Im getting terribly confused over what to put in the %build %install and %files sections If I set $RPM_BUILD_ROOT to /home/me/X/RPM/temp then put %prep %setup -q that will unpack the tarball, yes?, but where to, /home/me/X/RPM/temp ? how would I then tell it to move the files I want from there into /usr/local/X and set appropriate permissions on them? The examples online all assume you have a makefile with a make install target, could I simply use the cp command under the %install section? But where am I copying from and to? My brain is tied in knots! Many thanks Andrew