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> > you shouldn't need to rebuild just to get it into /usr/local instead of 
> > /usr
> > 
> > rpm --relocate /usr=/usr/local
> 
> My understanding is that --relocate and --prefix only handle binary
> files so they are not 100% guaranteed to not install on top of an
> existing install.  One would think that --prefix would, but man rpm says
> it only applies to binaries.  

binary packages, not binary files

It's just telling you that the --relocate / --prefix stuff doesn't apply 
to .src.rpm

later,
chris


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