Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3785 mails)

[fsanta <fsanta@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> >./configure
> >
> >make
> >
> >checkinstall
>
> Only if you are unwilling or unable to understand rpm
> spec files and the mechanisms involved in building
> software packages (automake, autoconf, libtool etc.)
> should you use a super cluge like checkinstall.
>
> Believe me, it's really rewarding if you can do without
> checkinstall as you have far more possibilities,
> including using a build root for installing a package so
> that you don't install into the running system when you
> build the package.
>
> Philipp
>

I think he wanted to make an rpm. In less than six hours.