BTW, while we're on the RPM topic, can I "pin" an RPM, so that rpm -U or -F won't touch it? I occasionally want to install a special RPM of a standard package (eg built from a hacked SRPM with special patches) and _don't_ want a stray -F or -U to upgrade it because the upgrade will lack the special patches.
Interesting question. You could use a dummy dependency. Create a "virtual" package that Requires something, and then add a Provides to your custom package for that requirement. Updating to a stock package would be blocked by the dependency.
