Jeff Zhang wrote: > Most installed packages will mess $HOME more or less when compiled with > --prefix=$HOME. Though, keep the log of `make install' may be used as an > removing method if wanted latter. > Is there some package manager that can be used for normal user under their > home location? > By which the software can be cleanly purged and so on. > Or some extensions of checkinstall to make an simple one.
A very good question. A fairly simple solution might be to use installwatch to monitor the installation and output a log file. Then a simple script could remove everything listed in the log file when you want to uninstall it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]