Re: Installing Packages From Source
On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 08:23:29AM -0700, Jeff Grossman wrote:
> There are a few packages that I install directly from source onto my
> system. On Aptitude I noticed the markauto option. Should I let aptitude
> know that I have installed those packages manually?
>
> The packages that I have installed by source are:
>
> MIMEDefang
> Dovecot
> SpamAssassin
It depends on what you mean. If you compile from source directly into
the individual files that make up an app and _not_ into a package, you
should keep them out of directories controlled by apt (i.e. put them in
/usr/local or /opt). If you want them in the default locations, you
should do it the "debian way" and make a custom package, then install
that custom package with apt. As long as you indicate in the version
number that its custom, aptitude should put it under "Obsolete or
Locally Installed".
That's the theory. I've never actually done it. Anything I create, I
put in /usr/local or /opt.
Doug.
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