> What I want to do Is compile some programs, using the > source.tar.gz file (rather than rpm), > bueing only used to building simple programs from source and > always using rpm, > Iam not 100% sure about tracking and successfully building > files from source. > > This is what Iam doing so far: > > ./configure --prefix /opt/gnome > make > make install prefix=/tmp/install > > then run make install (once everything is complete) > > As Iam trying to compile some Gnome2 files, I figured that > using the: make install prefix=/tmp/install > to install them into the tmp directory, so I can see what > files are installed (as Iam not 100% confident with reading Makefiles) > > Ive been looking through maximum rpm, so see how rpm does > this, and I noticed that it uses ldd on each executable > program in the > package to determine package dependencies, this I presume > would be run on the files in /tmp/install
Yes. > But the problems Iam having really is that not all the > programs Iam compiling obeys the /opt/gnome, as Ive noticed > some are going > into the /etc and /usr /bin directory instead rather than > /opt/gnome/bin or /opt/gnome/usr etc.. > > How could I keep track of what files go where using standard > files/programs installed with RedHat, > and how could I make all the files go to where I want them to go.. This all depends on the Makefile script. Check the Makefile and try to figure out what --prefix is supposed to do. There may be some other option/combination that will move _all_ the files to the place that you want. > Sorry for asking so many questions (and probably so simple > ones as well, but Ive read the linuxdoc howto's and still > cannot get it to > work correctly) > > Thanks in advance > > Mark _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
