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Matthew R. Lee wrote: |
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> I would like to install some software which is not available as an ebuild. As |
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> I never done that before, can anyone point me in the direction of a how-to? |
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> I've had a look on the wiki but nothing caught my eye as being what I needed, |
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> but I may not have been looking in the right place. |
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> Thanks |
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> Matt |
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You've two possible ways (maybe some more): |
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1. Create an ebuild into your portage overlay and install the package as |
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normal. Portage will handle it as any other ebuild. |
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2. Read the INSTALL file, usually you'll be done with a "./configure ; |
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make ; make install" (without quotes). |
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The problem here is that if the Makefile is not prepared to uninstall |
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the software you'll have uncontrolled files in your filesystem. I |
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recommend you to write a fast ebuild so portage will handle all files |
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and sandbox will take care that everything is fine. If you want to |
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uninstall it someday you'll we done with a "emerge --unmerge foo". |
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Bye, |
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Rafael Fernández López. |
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