This is what I got trying to build "ActionCube"

[rayman2]

You can install djl, a game downloader for linux, and see how he installs it. I play it, and installed it fine. I had to link a sdl library tough. It had another name/version. I think I can't help you.

[Neal ManBear]

Now I am getting a "bad exit status" that I need to search for.

Would you post the error message, please.

[Rudge]

Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /home/rudge12000/src/tmp/rpm-tmp.20820
+ umask 022                                                       
+ cd /home/rudge12000/src/rpm/BUILD                               
+ '[' 1 -eq 1 ']'
+ '[' 1 -eq 1 ']'
+ '[' 1 -eq 1 ']'
+ cd /home/rudge12000/src/rpm/BUILD
+ rm -rf AssaultCube_v1.0.3
+ /usr/bin/bzip2 -dc /home/rudge12000/src/rpm/SOURCES/AssaultCube_v1.0.3.tar.bz2
+ tar -xf -
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
+ cd AssaultCube_v1.0.3
/home/rudge12000/src/tmp/rpm-tmp.20820: line 37: cd: AssaultCube_v1.0.3: No such file or directory
error: Bad exit status from /home/rudge12000/src/tmp/rpm-tmp.20820 (%prep)

[Neal ManBear]

Look at the tmp file. It will show every operation completed up to the error. Now look at your spec file. The error occurs in the same place; i.e. just after the last completed operation. This should be the next after %prep, but you should also review your %prep entry for any possible adjustment needed.

[slax]

Source archive should be packed that way that contains the files in AssaultCube_v1.0.3 dir.
AssaultCube_v1.0.3.tar.bz2

I hope you understand me... Root of the archive must be a folder with the same name as archive. In this case
AssaultCube_v1.0.3

[Joble]

Slax is correct.  While our How-To is very good, it does not cover this exact situation.

-n name - if the name of the rpm is something other than what the Source unpacks to, use this switch. For example: if the rpm name is program-version-revision and the Source unpacks to the program-version-date, the rpm build process will not be able to cd into the directory program-version, so use -n program-version-date, so rpm will know the new directory in which to continue.

http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Development/Tasks/Packaging/Tools/RPM/Howto#Prep_section

Other very good info in there too, but that one was key, for me.

[Rudge]

I am piecing all together now. Thanks for all the help and patience.   

[maik3531]

I do not know if I can help them with it. Had there been even want to give views into the official repos but it was not accepted because it does not work with every graphics card.

http://maik3531.de/pclos2007/RPM/RPMS.testing/AssaultCube-1.0-1pclos2007.i586.rpm
http://maik3531.de/pclos2007/SRPM/-19.02.2008/AssaultCube-0.93-1pclos2007.src.rpm

[Joble]

Uh, doable or not?  If not, then try something new.  If so, then figure it out.