On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Aramico wrote:
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 16:40:39 +0700 From: Aramico <aramico@duahati.com> Reply-To: wlug@mail.wlug.org To: wlug@mail.wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] Completelly Uninstall for .tar version!
How can i make a completelly uninstall for an application that has been installed by using .tar sources ?
Well, the simple answer is, rebuild the application from the tar (unless you still have the build are populated), and see if "make uninstall" would work. Many (most?) make files provide for removing the installation. For some installations, it gets more complicated, because you may have other installations that depend on this one. If that is the case, then you will make those utilities useless. The right (and sometimes painful) answer is to use rpm's for your installs. I've recently been teaching myself to make my own rpm's. It's not real easy, because the documentation is lacking, but you should be able to do most basic things ok. And, the rpm's figure out your dependencies on the fly, and will make later installation of that utility in other places a real snap. Bill