[newbie] RPM: How to register a compiled prog (rox)

2003-06-22 Thread eric huff
I installed a newer version of roxfiler that was not an rpm. How do i make the rpm utils see that as my most current version? When i try to install some other rm from rox, it keeps wanting to install rox-filer 1.3.7, since according to it i have none installed... thanks, eric Want to buy

Re: [newbie] RPM: How to register a compiled prog (rox)

2003-06-22 Thread stormjumper
for your version of mandrake. - Original Message - From: eric huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 00:58 Subject: [newbie] RPM: How to register a compiled prog (rox) I installed a newer version of roxfiler that was not an rpm. How do i make the rpm utils

Re: [newbie] RPM: How to register a compiled prog (rox)

2003-06-22 Thread eric huff
i suspect checkinstall may be what you're looking for Yep! Derek has a great explanation: http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/modules.php?name=Sectionsop=viewarticleartid=10 I had downloaded a precompiled version of rox-filer, and checkinstall correctly understood the install script, etc.