To build RPM use: tar cvzf SDL_gfx-2.0.20.tar.gz SDL_gfx-2.0.20 cp SDL_gfx-2.0.20.tar.gz /usr/src/RPM/SOURCES/SDL_gfx-2.0.20.tar.gz or cp SDL_gfx-2.0.20.tar.gz /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/SDL_gfx-2.0.20.tar.gz rpm -ba SDL_gfx-2.0.20/SDL_gfx.spec or rpmbuild -ba SDL_gfx-2.0.20/SDL_gfx.spec