Quoting Shawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > In the Gentoo world, it is most definetely possible to configure and make > the software directly. However, in this case the database isn't updated to > indicate that the package is installed. At that point you now have to take > a bunch of extra steps to make sure you don't down-grade the package, or > install over the new package when you update your system (via emerger -U > world). Probably the same issues if you do an RPM. Waiting for an ebuild > script (for portage), or writing your own if you can't wait, resolves these > problems....
I usually uninstall the old version before I build the new one from source. That way the update program like apt or whatever your system uses won't try to upgrade that package in the future. Jesse
