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Old 09-03-2004, 04:09 PM   #1
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where does it go when rpm a rpm source file


when i download a rpm source file
ex. qt-3.1.2-13.4.src.rpm
and i run rpm on this file, what does it do, where can i find the extracted source file?
 
Old 09-03-2004, 04:14 PM   #2
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hi there

u will find that installed in
usr/src/redhat/SRPMS directoy if u r using redhat

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