To compile this program under Redhat 9, add the following packages for a default install. I included the dependencies as well. gnome-libs-devel gtk+-devel gtk2-devel esound-devel pango-devel atk-devel ORBit-devel libungif-devel glib-devel libjpeg-devel libtiff-devel XFree86-devel create the file ~/.rpmmacros and put the following line in it. %debug_package %{nil} You should then be able to type either of the following to rebuild the package. rpmbuild -ta fpm-0.xx.tar.gz or rpmbuild --rebuild fpm-0.xx.src.rpm