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I use zypper si command to install source package in SUSE: 

localhost:/dev/disk/by-id # zypper si zlib
Reading installed packages...
Loading repository data...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following source package is going to be installed:
  zlib

1 source package to install.
Overall download size: 587.0 KiB. Already cached: 0 B. After the operation, additional 597.7 KiB will be used.
Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y): y
Checking for file conflicts: ........................................................................................................[done]

But when I use the command: zypper se to check package state, it shows "not installed": 

localhost:/dev/disk/by-id # zypper se zlib
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name | Summary                  | Type
--+------+--------------------------+-----------
  | zlib | Data Compression Library | srcpackage

Could anyone give some clues?

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Actually, the source package has been installed successfully in /usr/src/package folder. But it is not marked as "installed" state from this document:

HINT: Source packages can be copied from the installation medium to the hard disk and unpacked with YaST. They are not, however, marked as installed ([i]) in the package manager. This is because the source packages are not entered in the RPM database. Only installed operating system software is listed in the RPM database. When you install a source package, only the source code is added to the system.

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    Well then, how to install the binaries you get from the source? Commented Aug 17, 2019 at 7:07
  • That, my friend, is a whole other can o' worms... Commented Aug 2, 2021 at 3:42
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The package is not yet installed, you need the rpmbuild command to create it first. Zypper only downloaded the sources needed for compilation.

cd into /usr/src/packages and do as root or sudo rpmbuild -ba SPECS/yourfilename.spec and it will be compiled into the directory with your processor architecture name. For me would that be /usr/src/packages/RPMS/x86_64/.

Install it with

rpm -ivh /path/to/yourfilename.rpm
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