To use the spec files in this fedora directory you need the core development tools for Fedora, building enviroment for the user, and the directory structure for it. If you don't already have these, issue the following commands. # yum groupinstall "Development Tools" # yum install rpmdevtools # rpmdev-setuptree Now, depending on the version of GMQCC you want, there are a serise of maintained spec files in this directory. Choose the version you want and issue the following to build the RPM. # rpmbuild -bs gmqcc-[[version]].spec This will create an RPM file in the working directory, which you can install with the rpm command line tool or mock.