Compile vs. Apt-get(was woody+php+php-nuke)

["Wayne Sitton" <waynes@techgod.net>]

I have a question reguarding the debian process.
I don't mind compiling packages on my own, but since I like using, and
keeping my system up to date, using apt/deselect, I don't want to get away
from that.
So, if I compile some of the packages on my own, will that be recognized by
apt/dselect?
In other words if I complie php4 manually, then later on I use dselect to
add a package that requires php4, will apt/dselect recognize that I already
have it installed. Then lets say php4 is upgraded, will I be able to use
apt/dselect to upgrade it even thouge the previous install was manually
compiled.

wayne