RPM and tarballs

[Mike McCarty]

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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