registering non-rpm programs?

[Matthew Miller]

On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 04:53:26AM +0100, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > I'm running FC3. I have a couple of programs that are not available as 
> > rpms that I had to install from source. I was just wondering if there is 
> > a way to register them so that, for example, rpm -q myprogram would give 
> > correct results. Does anyone has experience with that?
> http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/

A good suggestion. Also, don't forget to check Fedora Tracker
<http://fedoratracker.org/tracker.py?mode=pkgSearch> -- the packages you're
looking for might be available in RPM form afterall.

Also, if you do have to install from source, make sure you install into
/usr/local or into /opt/programname -- that way, at least you're not making
a mess of the rpm-managed part of the system.

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