On Sun, 17 Oct 2010, David W. Hodgins wrote: > I know enough c, perl, python, etc., that I can sometimes figure out > where the problem is, (when submitting bug reports), but I don't know > enough to put together rpm packages, or where to start, to learn how > to do so.
Making rpm packages is actually a lot easier than writing C, Perl or Python code, so with your background it would be very easy for you to learn how to make a package. Have a look here, these instructions explain it well, I learnt it from there: http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Development/Howto/RPM