I got it working. Turns out that the RPM I installed from ML CD's was causing the problem. I had to force removal of the broken RPM before building the software from source. Now it's working fine.
Thanks for the help On Tuesday 21 May 2002 03:29 am, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Tuesday 21 May 2002 12:28 am, David Johnson wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I've been out of Linux for a while, but just got an extra machine to play > > with again. > > > > I've installed CheckInstall 1.5.1 from source per instructions. When I > > run "checkinstall," I get the following: > > > > [root@timmy checkinstall-1.5.1]# /usr/bin/checkinstall -R > > > > checkinstall 1.5.1, Copyright 2001 Felipe Eduardo Sanchez Diaz Duran > > This software is released under the GNU GPL. > > > > > > > > Installing with "make install"... > > > > ========================= Installation results > > =========================== This script has not been installed > > Please run "make install" > > > > **** Installation failed. Aborting package creation. > > > > Cleaning up...OK > > > > Bye. > > > > Does anyone have an idea what I've done wrong? I know that in past > > versions, a minor change had to be made to the script after installation, > > but this is different from what I remember in that instance... > > > > Thanks > > Well I'm using checkinstall 1.5.1 compiled from source like you, and I did > not have to tweak the script at all. (I agree it was necessary with > previous revs) > > Looks like you are trying to make an rpm of checkinstall itself, so you > obviously have already done './configure and make' > > When I use checkinstall I do not use the -R parameter, so maybe that could > be the issue? > > The checkinstall-1.5.1-2mdk on the Mandrake 8.2 CD is broken, but there is > a checkinstall-1.5.1-3mdk in cooker you might like to try out. > > HTH > > derek
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