Jon Eisenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > For a package I'd like to make, I need gdbm 1.8.0, while the current > maintainer has stated that he will not upgrade to this version, and that > if I need it I should package it myself. So, here I am, packaging the > library. What should I do to make sure that it does not interfere with the > regular gdbm? I've already changed the name/source to gdbm1.8, and have > instructed the Makefile to install in /usr/lib/gdbm1.8 instead of > /usr/lib. Are there more steps I need to take?
Err, a) I meant link statically, and b) installing it in /usr/lib/gdbm1.8 is scarily wrong. -- James