> 1. How to build my own RPM's from source files for programs not > currently in the tree and > > 2. How to integrate them into yum etc... (some sort of local yum > database?) > > If there's a howto for this stuff or something that would be great, or > just some friendly pointers! I put up some notes here: http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/rpm/index.html Check out the "Other Sources" section for more in depth articles on building source RPMs. -- The Digital Hermit Unix and Linux Solutions http://www.digitalhermit.com kwan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx