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+How to build
+============
+
+Install all packages required for building this package. 
+(Look at the `BuildRequires` lines.)
+
+Install RPM build tools: `yum -y install rpm-build rpmdevtools`
+
+Log into a clean non-privileged user account and run:
+```bash
+rpmdev-setuptree
+git clone https://tiger.hpc.okstate.edu/gitbucket/git/rpm/sqlitebrowser.git
+cd sqlitebrowser
+cp * ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
+cd ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
+spectool -g -R sqlitebrowser.spec
+rpmbuild -v -ba sqlitebrowser.spec
+```