David Hampton wrote: > You need db1 installed. Indeed, that was it: db1-devel, to be precise. Thanks for the tip. That was not the end of it though; I have installed 10 or 15 requirements so far and it's still asking for more. Things would be much simpler if the .spec contained the appropriate "Requires: " and "BuildRequires: " entries. It's a pity I didn't keep track of them... Z