You should be able to check out the sources by: cvs -d :ext:csg-cvs-serv:/usr/src/local/cvs-repos co teach/airfoil Note this will create (and populate) teach/airfoil/ in the directory where you run it. The "-d :ext:csg-cvs-serv:/usr..." specifies the location of the remote repository on csg-cvs-serv, and is only required at checkout, since CVS then remembers which repository to use. The sources should now include RPM spec files.(MJG)