Pawel wrote:
Oliver Ruebenacker writes:
> Dear friends,
>
> If you install software directly from a tarball, rpm will not be
> aware of the installation. How can rpm be made aware of it?
>
> Is rpm --rebuilddb supposed to always fix the problem? What if it does not?
>
> Or should I always try to turn the tarball into an rpm file? How to do this?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Take care
> Oliver
>
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Oliver,
first of all use rpm package if available.
If not, then there is a tool that does rpm from tar ball.
its name is checkinstall (http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/download.php)
How to use it:
1) untar You source code
2) ./configure ...with options You like....
3) make
4) checkinstall #. instead of make install.
I have used checkinstall exactly three times, and it has failed
for me exactly three times, leaving me with a difficult to clean
mess.
Mike
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