Re: Yum's database and configure, ..., make install

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On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Suresh Govindachar
<sgovindachar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> ÂOn Fedora-14:
>
> Â1) if I install things by "configure; make ; make test; make
> Â Â install", will yum automatically know how the system has
> Â Â changed? ÂIf not, how does up update yum's database to
> Â Â reflect the changes?
>
> Â2) Similar question for perl modules (perl Makefile.PL; make;
> Â Â make test; make install).
>
> Â3) Similar question for "make uninstall"

We were recently discussing similar matters on a clone's mailing list
and we mentioned using exclude to prevent some yum/rpm issues when
compiling from source in order to run current edition bind.

John Stanley aka john.stanley at elslc.com mentioned a preferable
technique known as "Ghost Package." in private email:

<quote>
BTW If you were to find and build entirely of ./configure make make
install you can create a "Ghost Package" of it with empty contents with
only the RPM Header Info needed to keep the database happy.  As long as
the libs are in the correct path.
</quote>

So, if John's not on this list, you might email him for more details.

regards/vaden@xxxxxxxxxx
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