[TAG] 2c tip: Checkinstall

[Thomas Adam]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 11:44:01 +0100
"Neil Youngman" <neil.youngman at wirefast.com> wrote:

> This one courtesy of LWN. You want to build a package from the latest
> source, but have it managed by your favourite package manager.
> Checkinstall claims to automate the process for Debian (presumably any
> system using dpkg?), Slackware and RPM based systems. I gotta have it
> ;-)
> 
> http://checkinstall.izto.org/

I have used both, and my personal preference would be the use of "stow"
over checkinstall. :)

-- Thomas Adam

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