Re: Managing /usr/local
I've got installwatch packaged in potato, under the "utils" section. It
uses LD_PRELOAD (internally) to track file operations, and seems to do a
pretty good job of following things.
On Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 05:59:23PM -0700, Gary L. Hennigan wrote:
> What's the name of the software that helps you keep track of what's
> getting installed in /usr/local when you install a non-Debianized
> piece of software yourself? Something akin to the Win98 uninstall
> utility. I believe you simply run it after doing a "make install", or
> similar, and it scans the specified directories for any files that may
> have been installed. It keeps a database of these so that you can
> easily uninstall whatever it is.
>
> I know I've seen this discussed somewhere. If not here then certainly
> on comp.os.linux.misc, but I can't for the life of me think of a
> keyword to use in searching for it. So, I apologize in advance for
> the repetition.
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