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via rpm
rpm -ivh something.src.rpm

or manually copy files into ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES (tar.gz)
Warning

Create a ".rpmmacros" file in your home directory. It should contain the following:

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%_topdir      %(echo $HOME)/rpmbuild
%_smp_mflags  -j3
%__arch_install_post   /usr/lib/rpm/check-rpaths   /usr/lib/rpm/check-buildroot

This will build in ~/rpmbuild, not in /usr/local/redhat, which is the default and requires root.

3. Edit or create .spec file in ~/rpmbuild/SPECS.

Info

A simple .spec file template can be viewed here, or downloaded here.
A more advanced example, the iRODS .spec file, can be viewed here, or downloaded here.

4. rebuild src.rpm

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rpmbuild -bs --nodeps ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/something.spec
Warning

Make sure your user is in the 'mock' group so you don't get prompted to build as root. Usually, if you have to build an RPM as root, something is wrong.

5. rebuild rpm using mock

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Links (for further info/more details):

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/BuildingPackagesGuideImage Removed

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Rpmdevtools

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