> > How many of us blindly run "make; make install" as root > > for certain apps? I know I do.
Not me. You create a separate user account, and compile in there, with ./configure --prefix /tmp/blabla Then you use that same user account to test-run the software from /tmp/blabla. If you decide to keep it, you make it into a decent package anyway (I'm sure it's only 1 command on gentoo). You compile it with ./configure --prefix /usr make prefix=/tmp/pck install Here the good programmers separate from the chaff - it's amazing how many people who are professionally trained to take care of all eventualities don't bother creating /usr/bin before copying into it. I also get irate with programmers who insist on wanting to *COMPILE FOR* /usr, but then don't see why someone would want to *INSTALL IN* /tmp/pck. Making Linux packages is just one reason. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
