diff -up Python-2.7.3/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py.mark-tests-that-fail-in-rpmbuild Python-2.7.3/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py
--- Python-2.7.3/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py.mark-tests-that-fail-in-rpmbuild	2012-04-09 19:07:29.000000000 -0400
+++ Python-2.7.3/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_rpm.py	2012-04-13 00:20:08.223819263 -0400
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ setup(name='foo', version='0.1', py_modu
 
 """
 
+@unittest._skipInRpmBuild("don't try to nest one rpm build inside another rpm build")
 class BuildRpmTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
                        support.LoggingSilencer,
                        unittest.TestCase):
diff -up Python-2.7.3/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py.mark-tests-that-fail-in-rpmbuild Python-2.7.3/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py