>>> On 8/12/2008 at 6:43 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael MacIsaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark, > > I just read in the Sept Linux journal (p94) there is a tool called > checkinstall - the Tech Tip starts "If the program you want to install > doesnt have a package for your distro, you can use checkinstall to make > one." See http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/ > > I've never tried it, but it might be worth looking into ...
I've used it on Slackware to build .tgz binary packages. It does what is needed in that environment, but I've never tried to use it on an RPM-based system. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
