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[Jukka Y]

Robert W. wrote:

> GNU's "stow" is another way to manage self-compiled applications. It  
> places each application in its own directory. And creates symbolic  
> links. For example:
> # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/stow/runMe
> # make
> # make install
> # stow runMe
>
> All files for "runMe" reside in /usr/local/stow/runMe. Stow adds  
> symbolic links to /usr/local/* (/usr/local/bin, /usr/local/share/man/ 
> man1, etc...).
>
Thanks for the tip. As Nathan wrote, "stow" seems to do even better job 
than "checkinstall" :-). I suppose program can be uninstalled removing 
it's folder from /usr/local ? Have you heard if this method has any 
advantages/disadvantages over the other installation methods?

Blessings,
Jukka