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Any way to register source-built software with rpm/yum database?

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http://unix.stackexchange.com – When I install a software from its binary package using rpm or yum, I can later query for meta-information (rpm -qi PACKAGE, rpm -ql PACKAGE, ...) and can uninstall it (rpm -e PACKAGE). But with the software that I build and install from its sources, I have to keep hanging on to the build directory forever to later be able to uninstall it, since removing the build directory would make it impossible for me to later uninstall the software! Even if you could hold on to the build directory forever, querying for meta-information isn't easy either, unless you know the intricacies of make files. Q (HowTos)

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Submitted by missing on 05/21/2012 – Made popular on 05/21/2012

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Suppose I have an installer program or source tarball for some program I want to install. (There is no Debian package available.) First I want to create a .deb package out of it, in order to be able to cleanly remove the installed program in the future (see Uninstalling application built from source, If I build a package from source how can I uninstall or remove completely?).

I have always had a problem installing and removing compiled software, so I have decided I would like to build software from source into a .deb package for easier installation/removal.

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