> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vincent Touquet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Hi,
>
> I ask this question here because I know
> a lot of you manage to install lots of
> applications from a fresh cvs snaphot
> without troubles (I think ;).
>
> How do you manage these from-source installs ?
> Are there people who use stow ?
> [cfr. http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.html]
yes, imo it's the only way to save your system from ms-windowsis. Install
everything into /opt/package-version and create links using stow (if it's a
nice playing package), or by hand or even just simply use the installation
in /opt (adjust PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc. accordingly).
Also: if you do make install do it as a particular user that also owns
/opt/package-version directory, otherwise some sneaky packages might install
some stuff into some other directories.
erik
