>>>>> "Bram" == Bram Dumolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Bram> 1) How do you rebuild the dpkg db on a system where there
Bram> are so many self-compiled/installed programs that you lost
Bram> track of it. I mean, is there a simple way of checking them
Bram> in the db, so you can upgrade easily to the newest versions
Bram> or do you have to install the debs and then remove your
Bram> originally compiled programs.
apt?
Bram> 2) Is there a way to update the dpkg db, with your own
Bram> program info. Without creating a .deb. ex: I installed x
Bram> from sources and of course there isn't anything in my system
Bram> except the binaries and the config files, that show that I
Bram> installed it. Can I manually add that to the dpkg db? Or
Bram> should I just edit some files in /var/lib/dpkg ?
You should install packages like this under /usr/local.
Also see the "stow" package.
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Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
