>>>>> "Michael" == Michael D Schleif <mds@helices.org> writes: [...] Michael> It is also clear to me that such self compiled programs are not Michael> known to the package management databases and, therefore, are Michael> susceptible to being broken by subsequent package manager Michael> installations, &c. User compiled programs should be stuffed into /usr/local (or some similar area), which the package manager shouldn't touch (much). It may also be worth looking into the stow package: ,---- | Package: stow | ... | Description: Organiser for /usr/local/ hierarchy | GNU Stow helps the system administrator organise files under /usr/local/ | by allowing each piece of software to be installed in its own tree under | /usr/local/stow/, and then using symlinks to create the illusion that | all the software is installed in the same place. `---- -- Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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