diff --git a/wxPython/distrib/genfilelist.py b/wxPython/distrib/genfilelist.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db2cb0b9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wxPython/distrib/genfilelist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""
+Walk a directory tree and output a filename list suitable for use
+in an RPM spec.
+
+Usage:  genfilelist.py [-r] build_root filespec(s)
+
+"""
+
+
+import sys, os, glob
+
+
+def walktree(names, buildroot, recurse):
+    for name in names:
+        isdir = os.path.isdir(name)
+        printfilename(name, buildroot, isdir)
+        if isdir and recurse:
+            walktree([os.path.join(name, x) for x in os.listdir(name)], buildroot, recurse)
+
+
+def printfilename(name, buildroot, isdir):
+    s = os.lstat(name)
+    realname = name[len(buildroot):]
+    if isdir:
+        fmt = "%%dir %%attr(%o, root, root) %s"
+    else:
+        fmt = "%%attr(%o, root, root) %s"
+    print fmt % (s.st_mode & 0777, realname)
+
+
+def main(args):
+    if args[0] == '-r':
+        recurse = 1
+        args = args[1:]
+    else:
+        recurse = 0
+
+    if len(args) < 2:
+        print __str__
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    buildroot = args[0]
+    for arg in args[1:]:
+        if arg[0] == '/':
+            arg = arg[1:]
+        walktree(glob.glob(os.path.join(buildroot, arg)), buildroot, recurse)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1:])
+
+
diff --git a/wxPython/distrib/wxPythonFull.spec.in b/wxPython/distrib/wxPythonFull.spec.in
index 8dbf5154b6..62f0ced470 100644
--- a/wxPython/distrib/wxPythonFull.spec.in
+++ b/wxPython/distrib/wxPythonFull.spec.in
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ This package is implemented using the %{port} port of wxWindows, and
 includes the wx%{port} shared libs and etc.
 
 
-%package devel
+%package -n wxPython%{port}-devel
 Summary: wxPython%{port} development files
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Requires: wxPython%{port} = %{version}
 
 
-%description devel
+%description -n wxPython%{port}-devel
 This packages contains the headers and etc. for building apps or
 Python extension modules that use the same wx%{port} shared libraries
 that wxPython uses.
@@ -89,11 +89,12 @@ else
     MAKE="make"
 fi
 
+WXDIR=`pwd`
 mkdir build
 cd build
 
-# Configure, trying to reduce dependencies
-../configure --with-%{lcport} \
+# Configure, trying to reduce external dependencies
+$WXDIR/configure --with-%{lcport} \
 	--prefix=%{wxpref} \
 	--disable-soname \
 	--enable-rpath=%{wxpref}/lib \
@@ -111,39 +112,33 @@ cd build
 	--with-libtiff=builtin \
 	--with-zlib=builtin \
 
-##	--enable-debug_flag \
-##	--with-odbc \
 
 
 # Build wxWindows
 $MAKE
-
-cd ../locale
+cd $WXDIR/locale
 make allmo
 
-
-# ** Unfortunately we have to do a bit of installation here so wxPython
-# can be built.  Perhaps wx-config should be changed to be able to be
-# used from the build dir, maybe with an --inplace flag...  Move these
-# three lines to %install if/when that happens.
-[ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-cd ../build
-make prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{wxpref} install
-
-
 # Now build wxPython
-cd ../wxPython
+cd $WXDIR/wxPython
 %{python} setup.py \
 	IN_CVS_TREE=1 \
 	NO_SCRIPTS=1 \
-	WX_CONFIG="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{wxpref}/bin/wx-config --prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{wxpref}" \
+	WX_CONFIG="$WXDIR/build/wx-config --inplace --prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{wxpref}" \
 	build
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
 %install
-%find_lang wxstd
-cd wxPython
+[ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+# install wxWindows
+WXDIR=`pwd`
+cd build
+make prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{wxpref} install
+
+# install wxPython
+cd $WXDIR/wxPython
 %{python} setup.py \
 	IN_CVS_TREE=1 \
 	NO_SCRIPTS=1 \
@@ -152,11 +147,11 @@ cd wxPython
 	--root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 # Since I want this RPM to be as generic as possible I won't let
-# distutils copy the scripts, since it will mangle the #! line
-# to use the real python pathname.  Since some distros install
-# python 2.2 as python2 and others as python, then I can't let
-# it do that otherwise the dependencies will be fouled up.  Copy
-# them manually instead:
+# distutils copy the scripts since it will mangle the #! line to use
+# the real python pathname.  Since some distros install python 2.2 as
+# python2 and others as python, then I can't let distutils do that
+# otherwise the dependencies will be fouled up.  Copy them manually
+# instead, leaving the #!/bin/env line intact:
 
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin
 for s in \
@@ -170,6 +165,30 @@ for s in \
 done
 
 
+# Generate the filelists.  For some reason the %defattr below is still
+# resulting in many (but not all) files not owned by root when just
+# specifying directories and wildcards to be included in each package.
+# So instead we'll build some explicit filelists here and use %attr on
+# each entry.
+cd $WXDIR
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{pref}/share/doc
+GFL="%{python} wxPython/distrib/genfilelist.py"
+$GFL    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{pref}                     > FILELIST
+$GFL -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{pref}/bin                >> FILELIST
+$GFL    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{pref}/lib                >> FILELIST
+$GFL -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{pref}/lib/python%{pyver} >> FILELIST
+$GFL -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{pref}/share              >> FILELIST
+$GFL    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{wxpref}                  >> FILELIST
+$GFL    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{wxpref}/lib              >> FILELIST
+$GFL    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT "%{wxpref}/lib/libwx*"     >> FILELIST
+$GFL -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{wxpref}/share            >> FILELIST
+$GFL -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{pref}/share              >> FILELIST
+
+$GFL    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{wxpref}/include           > DEVELLIST
+$GFL -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{wxpref}/include/wx       >> DEVELLIST
+$GFL -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{wxpref}/lib/wx           >> DEVELLIST
+$GFL    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{wxconfigname}            >> DEVELLIST
+$GFL    $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{wxpref}/bin/wx-config    >> DEVELLIST
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -178,37 +197,15 @@ done
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
-%post
-/sbin/ldconfig
 
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-%postun
-/sbin/ldconfig
-
-
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-%files
-%doc docs/preamble.txt
-%doc docs/licence.txt
-%doc docs/readme.txt
-%doc docs/changes.txt
-%doc wxPython/README.txt
-%doc wxPython/CHANGES.txt
+%files -f FILELIST
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%{wxpref}/lib/libwx*
-%{pref}/lib/python*
-%{wxpref}/share/
-%{pref}/bin/*
+%doc docs/preamble.txt docs/licence.txt docs/readme.txt docs/changes.txt
+%doc wxPython/README.txt wxPython/CHANGES.txt
 
 
-%files devel
+%files -n wxPython%{port}-devel -f DEVELLIST
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%{wxpref}/include/wx
-%{wxpref}/lib/wx
-%{wxconfigname}
-%{wxpref}/bin/wx-config
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------