Jeremy's idea of using portions of that hint has merit, but I agree the
hint as-is isn't suitable for the book.
However, there are other ways to obtain the same information. I think
most people will agree the key element here is learning exactly which
files get installed, if they are setuid root (or other), etc.
There are other ways to obtain that sort of information without changing
the book's installation procedures.
There exist programs like checkinstall, install-log, and myriad others
by now that are able to get us that kind of information. These programs
and scripts act as wrappers around "make install" processes usually and
track what is being done (and output of these tools can be used to
uninstall packages too if needed).
Those programs may not tell us everything we need or want to know, but
that can of course be fixed. The book could dedicate a page to this
procedure and how to modify the individual package's installations to
accomodate it.
Alternatively, the book can just refer to a hint that explains it all
and leave the book itself untouched altogether.
--
Gerard Beekmans
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