ive never actually needed to do this.. but cant you do a make uninstall? On Tuesday 13 Apr 2004 H:11, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 14:17, Marv Boyes wrote: > > Okay, next question: how do I uninstall software that I've compiled from > > source? ;) > > That's a bit tricky. You're going to have to know what libs are where, > what binaries are there, and whatever else is residual - which is always > a nice reason to have the source code still in place along with the > rest...so by backtracing through the "make install" procedure (dig > through the makefile) you can effectively figure out what needs to be > removed. Sounds tough, but it's a way to get to know what goes where. > > > I did what I _thought_ was the right stuff (./configure, make, make > > install), but I've ended up, literally hours later, with nothing. The > > application doesn't run; it's like it's not even there (which, I'm > > guessing, it isn't). Aside from one file each in > > /usr/share/application-registry and /usr/share/mime-info, > > all a file search reveals are the original .rpm file, and the stuff that > > ended up in /usr/src/[etc]. > > ...er, did you put the stuff where Mandrake wants it to be in order for > the libs to work properly and the binaries to work properly? > > > stephen kuhn - owner > ============================== > illawarra computer services > a kuhn media australia company > http://kma.0catch.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > You're at the end of the road again.
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