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Recently built an rpm for a client that needed to install nsis-2.29 on several redhat boxes. nsis-2.28 for centos/fedora is readily available at repo.calcforge.org .

I downloaded the centos source rpm and rebuilt it for redhat4 as described below:

1. Needed to install "gcc-c++" else the build failed.
   
   # yum install gcc-c++
2. Installed "scons" as it is required to compile nsis.
   
   #rpm -ivh http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/scons/scons-0.97-1.noarch.rpm

   Note: got errors with the development release during nsis compile, so used the stable version instead.

3. Downloaded the nsis source and zipped files for version 2.29 from sourceforge and placed it in the SOURCES directory.
   
   $ wget http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nsis/nsis-2.29-src.tar.bz2
$ wget http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nsis/nsis-2.29.zip
4. Downloaded and installed the source rpm for nsis and nsis-data 2.28.
   
   $ wget http://repo.calcforge.org/centos/5/SRPMS/nsis-data-2.28-1.src.rpm
$ wget http://repo.calcforge.org/centos/5/SRPMS/nsis-2.28-1.src.rpm
$ rpm -ivh SRPMS/nsis-*.rpm
5. Edited the spec file to use the 2.29 version.
   
   $ vi SPECS/nsis-data.spec
$ vi SPECS/nsis.spec
6. Rebuilt nsis-data and nsis.
   
   $ rpmbuild -bb SPECS/nsis-data.spec
$ rpmbuild -bb rpm/SPECS/nsis.spec