On 25 Nov 2003 07:59:21 +0100, you wrote:
Nvidia provides SRPMS so in that case it is pointless to use
the tarball. If it doesn't build then taking a look at the third party
srpm and using the info for building the NVIDIA provided SRPM is the
best option
NVIDIA no longer provides RPMS or SRPMS.
NVIDIA has used their custom install program for all drivers releases
this year (3 releases so far).
While you can find RPMS/SRPMS these are provided by Suse not NVIDIA.