rpm unpacking shpuld create a RPM_META directory containing - unpack normally, then - mkdir .RPM_META or .RPM_META_nnn (lowest number that is available) - a full dump of al headers rpm --querytags | xargs rpm -qp --qf '$NAME = %{$NAME}\n' >> .RPM_META/tags - expose all scripts explicitly rpm --showrc >> .RPM_META/scripts - see if filename RPM_META is unused, make a symlink to the .RPM_META* dir we used above. implement multipart mime encoded archives. test.mht file_unpack-0.58 /var/tmp/build-root/home/abuild/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/MOPS-1.00-0.noarch.rpm E: (rpm2cpio) 1005 blocks # oops: logf used before prolog?? # /var/tmp/build-root/home/abuild/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/MOPS-1.00-0.noarch.rpm (application/x-rpm) -> usr usr/bin/MOPS (text/x-shellscript) usr/lib/MOPS/a_plus_b.ass (text/plain) usr/lib/MOPS/bitshift.ass (text/plain) usr/lib/MOPS/mops.cfg (text/plain) Can't locate object method "code" via package "Compress::Raw::Lzma::AloneDecoder" at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.16.0/File/Unpack2.pm line 2369.