-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Peter Reed enlightened us with the following gems on 23/10/05 17:11: > akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: <snip> >> An alternative is to run: rpmbuild --rpmbuild ..src.rpm (i.e, source >> rpm) >> >> The goal is to end up with a regular rpm file which could be installed >> with the rpm command in the usual way. >> >> > I have benn trying the same thing to install the kernel sources and keep > coming up with the same or either way you do the rpmbuild. > error: line 155: Illegal char '-' in release: Release: 1.1532_FC4...... > Any ideas? Make sure that the "Release:" line in your spec file doesn't contain a - sign? That's the only thing you can't put in, IIRC. if for example you have something like this: Release: 1.1532_FC4-myversion change it to Release: 1.1532_FC4.myversion and then try again Stuart - -- Stuart Sears RHCE RHCX /* This is total bullshit: */ linux-2.6.6/drivers/video/sis/init301.c -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDW7fgamPtx1brPQ4RApzOAJ0WRbcL1ztJpdi9UoQcufRpcw742wCfa6LN otGBErQ2I41UGsc9pzQjeEA= =TnWL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----