-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scot L. Harris Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 7:23 PM To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases' Subject: Re: Configuring additional packages On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 17:45, John Dangler wrote: >> I have had to download sources for httpd, php, etc for my existing FC2 >> installation (originally installed from .iso). I noticed that the >> executable for httpd is currently installed in /usr/sbin, and the modules >> are currently installed in /usr/lib/httpd. Is it safe to configure httpd to >> be installed in the same paths as the original, or is it more advisable to >> begin using /usr/local for these (and other added packages) and clean up the >> existing entries afterward? > >> Thanks for the reply. > >> JD > > >I install http, php, postgresql etc in the /usr/local directories and >have removed the rpms for those. I actually removed the rpms of those >packages prior to final installation of the tar balls. >I want to go back and see if checkinstall can be used to generate RPMs >for those packages. If possible I would then use those rpms to install >the packages on other systems. What is checkinstall? I can't find that anywhere on my system. (no entry for man, or info either). -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx "No, `Eureka' is Greek for `This bath is too hot.'" -- Dr. Who -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
