Problem installing rpm using macports

[James Linder]

On 02/07/2012, at 10:00 PM, macports-users-request at lists.macosforge.org wrote:

>> If you want to build rpm for xxx distro eg CentOS5 then you need to build on CentOS5.
>> [..]
>> Save yourself the heart ache and believe that you cannot cross build rpm. ('course you can, but you really have to be on the ball to do that).
> 
> Have a look at:
> https://build.opensuse.org/
> http://www.open-build-service.org/

Indeed, and I don't know what they do, but I'd bet my lunch money that they have a farm of VMs and do not try to cross build.

James