Re: Installing Source Tarball on RedHat

[Tom Gilbert <gilbertt tomgilbert freeserve co uk>]

* Sean Middleditch (sean.middleditch@iname.com) wrote:
> I want to install up-to-date GNOME source tarballs on my RedHat machine ('cause
> I'm sick of waiting 4 months for GuruLabs to update).  I know that by default
> RedHat systems have GNOME installed in an unusual place.  Where is that place,
> and how do I install the gnome-libs into that place?
> 
> Sean Middleditch

Redhat install procedure:

o cd to source dir
o ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
o make
o make install

If you use this for all your gnome packages, you'll be fine and dandy.

Tom.
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