After installation: # rpm -V binutils missing /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-ar missing /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-as missing /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-ld missing /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-nm missing /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-ranlib missing /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-strip so I did: # rpm -qpl binutils-2.11.90.0.8-1mdk.i586.rpm >test1 # rpm2cpio binutils-2.11.90.0.8-1mdk.i586.rpm | cpio -tu | sed -e "s|\./|/|" >test2 # diff test1 test2 2,3d1 < /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-ar < /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-as 7,8d4 < /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-ld < /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-nm 11d6 < /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-ranlib 15d9 < /usr/bin/i586-mandrake-linux-strip seems that the files are "indexed" in the package, but they are not loaded into the package... Any idea? So long, Jürgen