JoeHill schreef: > On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:00:11 +0100 > Peter Vollebregt got an infinite number of monkeys to type out: > > >> What you always can do is use checkinstall (just use this command >> instead of make install) to make an rpm based on the package. This makes >> it easy to renove it via rpm -e <package> >> > > D'oh! Never thought of that...not surprising ;) > > Excellent tip, and it also makes sure that if you go to install another > package, you won't (hopefully) end up with conflicts because rpmdrake can't > see > the source install. > > For the newbie list maybe it helps if i point out that Checkinstall is a program that also needs to be installed first. Can't remember is Mandriva installs it by default.
See this for more help http://www.summersault.com/community/weblog/2005/04/23/checkinstall-a-safe-way-to-try-out-cutting-edge-linux-software.html One of the nice features is that you can install again if you upgrade without compiling. Dependencies is actually what is missing. At best the package looks at itself. Professional rpm bakers don't like checkinstall (among others) for this reason. But for the purpose requested it works beautifully. Peter ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
