errr forget it , i just re read that page and note that --buildroot should really be called --installroot, and solves my problem.
I want to build a binary rpm from a source rpm, without installing the binaries on the system, ie I don't want to risk mucking up my existing installation of the earlier version of same package. all of the rpm -b options seem to want to build, install, then package. I want to just build then package, anyone know how to do this? my reference for all this is here: http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/ch-rpm-b-command.html -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
