Description of Problem: When using --rebuild, --recompile, or any of the -b options, rpm simply prints the help summary and has a return value of 0 (i.e. no error.) I have tried it with multiple source rpms from different vendors and still to no avail. How Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. $ rpm --rebuild <source package> Actual Results: standard help summary Expected Results: building of the package Additional Information:
You need to install the rpm-build package.