As a non-root user, run 'rpm --rebuild libgr-2.0.13-23.src.rpm'. It works okay until the end, when libgr-scripts/install.sh spits out lots of errors. It is trying to 'install' files into /var/tmp owned by root. (This is not necessary because the file ownership can be set in the spec file.) Patch to fix it (if you care to): diff -ru libgr-2.0.13/libgr-scripts/install.sh libgr-2.0.13-new/libgr-scripts/install.sh --- libgr-2.0.13/libgr-scripts/install.sh Thu Nov 6 19:46:02 1997 +++ libgr-2.0.13-new/libgr-scripts/install.sh Sun Apr 28 21:25:02 2002 @@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ mkdir -p $DEST/usr/bin $DEST/usr/man/man1 for i in $SCRIPTS; do - install -m 755 -o root -g root $i $DEST/usr/bin + install -m 755 $i $DEST/usr/bin done for i in $MANS; do - install -m 644 -o root -g root $i $DEST/usr/man/man1 + install -m 644 $i $DEST/usr/man/man1 done This to be applied after unpacking the libgr-scripts.tar.gz tarball.
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Red Hat Linux is no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. If you are still running Red Hat Linux, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable. Some information on which option may be right for you is available at http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/. Closing as CANTFIX.