rpm cannot be installed

[Paul Smith]

On 2/21/06, Jeff Vian <jvian10 at charter.net> wrote:
> > Thanks, Colin. It is strange that I have two rc files:
> >
> > # locate checkinstallrc
> > /usr/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc~
> > /usr/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc
> > /usr/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc-dist
> The above would likely have been installed by an rpm.
>
> > /usr/local/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc~
> > /usr/local/lib/checkinstall/checkinstallrc
> This one likely installed by compiling.
>
> Having 2 different versions of _anything_ installed is asking for
> trouble to pop up when least expected.
>
> Why did you compile checkinstall when it is available as rpm?

I have no remembrance of having ever compiling checkinstall. I suspect
that yum may have incorrectly removed older versions of checkinstall.

Paul