Re: How to keep track of files installed from sources?
On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:53:49 +0100, Csanyi Pal csanyi...@gmail.com said: C I want to install GNUstep from sources on my Debian GNU/Linux SID sytem. C How can I know where come installed files after I did run: ./configure C make sudo -E make install commands? C this is important if I decide later to uninstall files installed from C sources. If you want a list of what files were installed, the easiest way is probably to do the configure/make/make install dance twice. The first time, install under a disposable directory: root# mkdir /tmp/local root# cd /your/source/directory root# ./configure --prefix=/tmp/local --whatever root# make make install If you're planning on installing under /usr/local: root# find /tmp/local -printf %y %p %m %u %g %l\n | sort -k2,2 | sed -e 's!/tmp/local!/usr/local!' list-of-installed-files root# rm -rf /tmp/local root# make distclean # or make realclean, start from scratch root# ./configure ... # use real options this time root# make make check make install find gives the filetype, path, mode, owner, group, and an optional 6th field if the file is a symbolic link; sort gives results sorted by filename. Some sample output: d /usr/local/bin 755 root bin f /usr/local/bin/antiword 755 root bin f /usr/local/bin/authlog 755 root bin f /usr/local/bin/avg 755 root bin l /usr/local/bin/bootlog 777 root bin authlog d /usr/local/lib 755 root bin ... Here, /usr/local/bin/bootlog is a symlink to /usr/local/bin/authlog. If you're paranoid, either save the output from make install or do a separate check to make sure nothing was written outside of /usr/local: root# find / /usr -xdev -mtime -1 -ls -- Karl Vogel I don't speak for the USAF or my company I put instant coffee in a microwave and went back in time. --Steven Wright -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120309192354.29d58b...@kev.msw.wpafb.af.mil
Re: How to keep track of files installed from sources?
The dance only need be done once. If before doing the dance script enter is typed and after the dance exit enter is typed. The file typescript will then have the whole dance program inside it.On Fri, 9 Mar 2012, Karl Vogel wrote: On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:53:49 +0100, Csanyi Pal csanyi...@gmail.com said: C I want to install GNUstep from sources on my Debian GNU/Linux SID sytem. C How can I know where come installed files after I did run: ./configure C make sudo -E make install commands? C this is important if I decide later to uninstall files installed from C sources. If you want a list of what files were installed, the easiest way is probably to do the configure/make/make install dance twice. The first time, install under a disposable directory: root# mkdir /tmp/local root# cd /your/source/directory root# ./configure --prefix=/tmp/local --whatever root# make make install If you're planning on installing under /usr/local: root# find /tmp/local -printf %y %p %m %u %g %l\n | sort -k2,2 | sed -e 's!/tmp/local!/usr/local!' list-of-installed-files root# rm -rf /tmp/local root# make distclean # or make realclean, start from scratch root# ./configure ... # use real options this time root# make make check make install find gives the filetype, path, mode, owner, group, and an optional 6th field if the file is a symbolic link; sort gives results sorted by filename. Some sample output: d /usr/local/bin 755 root bin f /usr/local/bin/antiword 755 root bin f /usr/local/bin/authlog 755 root bin f /usr/local/bin/avg 755 root bin l /usr/local/bin/bootlog 777 root bin authlog d /usr/local/lib 755 root bin ... Here, /usr/local/bin/bootlog is a symlink to /usr/local/bin/authlog. If you're paranoid, either save the output from make install or do a separate check to make sure nothing was written outside of /usr/local: root# find / /usr -xdev -mtime -1 -ls Jude jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.01.1203091648120.49...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg
Re: How to keep track of files installed from sources?
Csanyi Pal wrote: How can I know where come installed files after I did run: ./configure make sudo -E make install commands? In addition to the fine comments made by others let me add that Debian has a very nice default for local installations. The default for configure is to install into /usr/local. The default on Debian is that /usr/local is sgid writable by group staff. $ ls -ld /usr/local drwxrwsr-x 14 root staff 4096 May 13 2011 /usr/local Therefore if you put yourself in the staff group then you can write to the files there as a non-root user. That is a much safer way to install software than using sudo. # adduser csanyipal staff ...log out... ...log back in again to have new group take effect... $ id | grep --color staff ...,50(staff),... Then the recipe would be (without the sudo): ./configure make make install This is significant because a buggy (or malicious) install script might try to overwrite something in /bin, /etc, or whatever. But if you are not root then it cannot do so. It will only have permission to access the /usr/local tree as group 'staff' and can't do much harm that way. This is a very nice half way position between installing as a single user in $HOME and installing as the root superuser affecting the core operating system. I highly recommend this over using sudo in this case. this is important if I decide later to uninstall files installed from sources. As previously suggested if it is installed with an automake generated Makefile then it will have an uninstall target as well. The combination of install and uninstall may be enough for you. Since Debian doesn't ship files in /usr/local/ you could remove *all* files there and know that you are only removing your own files and nothing from Debian. With the group staff configuration you should do this as yourself and not as root. If you are only installing one single thing there then all files will be associated with that one single thing. The complication is when you start to have multiple projects installed there and want to selectively remove one of them without removing everything. But again you could remove everything and then install again just what you want to keep from other projects. $ find /usr/local -type f -print | less # --- review $ echo find /usr/local -type f -delete # --- remove all files $ (cd project1 make install) # --- put this one back $ (cd project2 make install) # --- put this one back I haven't used it but others tell me that GNU Stow is useful for tracking locally installed projects in /usr/local. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
How to keep track of files installed from sources?
Hi, I want to install GNUstep from sources on my Debian GNU/Linux SID sytem. How can I know where come installed files after I did run: ./configure make sudo -E make install commands? this is important if I decide later to uninstall files installed from sources. -- Regards from Pal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87zkcf50de.fsf@debian-asztal.excito
Re: How to keep track of files installed from sources?
On 02/18/2012 12:53 PM, Csanyi Pal wrote: Hi, I want to install GNUstep from sources on my Debian GNU/Linux SID sytem. How can I know where come installed files after I did run: ./configure make sudo -E make install commands? this is important if I decide later to uninstall files installed from sources. lots have an uninstall option as well. Also you can read the actual make file and it will tell you exactly where everything was installed and what was. When going from source I prefer to build an actual package of the source and my mods. Easier to keep track and remove ;) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f401076.1070...@gmail.com
Re: How to keep track of files installed from sources?
Csanyi Pal csanyi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I want to install GNUstep from sources on my Debian GNU/Linux SID sytem. How can I know where come installed files after I did run: ./configure make sudo -E make install commands? this is important if I decide later to uninstall files installed from sources. You can very often configure the location where you want to install files via an option to the ./configure command. You might also want to have a look at the checkinstall package, which creates a .deb file from such source files :) Best regards, Claudius -- Machine-Independent, adj.: Does not run on any existing machine. Please use GPG: ECB0C2C7 4A4C4046 446ADF86 C08112E5 D72CDBA4 http://chubig.net/ http://nightfall.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120218221140.6e99a...@ares.home.chubig.net
Re: How to keep track of files installed from sources?
On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Csanyi Pal csanyi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I want to install GNUstep from sources on my Debian GNU/Linux SID sytem. How can I know where come installed files after I did run: ./configure make sudo -E make install commands? You may want to look into the checkinstall program. It's included in the Debian repositories and is designed to do exactly what you're looking for: cbell@circe:~$ apt-cache show checkinstall Package: checkinstall Priority: optional Section: admin Installed-Size: 572 Maintainer: Felipe Sateler fsate...@gmail.com Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.6.2-1 Replaces: installwatch Depends: libc6 (= 2.2.5), file, dpkg-dev Recommends: make Suggests: gettext Conflicts: installwatch Filename: pool/main/c/checkinstall/checkinstall_1.6.2-1_amd64.deb Size: 132876 MD5sum: 4100477b090e8c1b8de098ac0908fb25 SHA1: 05ce71d1a441fe7a9952f552719a82c1caa8a4da SHA256: 761274f384cf3a40ee25247d4278150f0d92e813e41a4cd05604fc219a47e923 Description: installation tracker CheckInstall keeps track of all the files created or modified by your installation script (make install make install_modules, setup, etc), builds a standard binary package and installs it in your system giving you the ability to uninstall it with your distribution's standard package management utilities. Homepage: http://checkinstall.izto.org Tag: admin::package-management, devel::buildtools, implemented-in::c, implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, use::monitor, works-with::software:package cbell@circe:~$ Good luck! -- Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOEVnYtby1FLQxUZuqR=LorQ2s=17ayrprf8zbyfk0jl+on...@mail.gmail.com
