On 07/04/2008, Stephen Pelc <stephen@???> wrote:
> Does anyone have experience and comments on using checkinstall
> with the the -D or -R switches to create deb and/or rpm
> packages? From a quick look, it seems to be designed for human
> beings.
>
> Stephen
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Yes it works well as long as the installer isn't too complex. The
normal ./configure && make works with no problem. It can be really
handy having a deb to share (and uninstall).
HTH, Peter
