Do you compile your own software?
 

This is more out of curiousity than anything else, but how many of you compile your own software? If you compile ffrom source, do you let a program such as gentoo's emerge do it or do you want to be in control of the details?

There's no point compiling for the sake compiling, I compile if I need to otherwise grab a package if available.

I compile my own kernel, but that's it.

I compile everything. I am power-mad. :D I use the LFS "distribution" too, so I'm used to compiling everything from source.

Gentoo's "If it move's compile it", doesn't apply to me, however I compile every thing from the source.

I compile my kernels myself for speed boost and such, and
I compile my other software sometmes, but if there's a Slack pack, I'll usually take it.

http://linuxpackages.net is a good repository of packs.

You should have put an option for those that do both. I compile my own software if I can't get my hands on the software in rpm format for my distribution.

I generally see if I can get my hands on a distro specific package...else I merrily go into the compiling land without any objections :)

I usually compile from sourcce. The main reason I use Linux is that I like being in complete control. I guess that's what happens when your in Leadership positions in Boy Scouts from the time your 11 until your 18. 7 years of being in charge does things to a young head.

The only time I use a package is when I don't have enough hard disk space on my lappy to compile and that's not very often.

I compile almost everything because I'm a noob and it's fun.
I recently started using "checkinstall" and it's really SWEET!

I don't have time to compile the software so portage save my time.

Compiling is always my last option, except for kernels, cause I always compile my own. First I search with swaret for a Slackware package, then I search in internet for contributed/custom packages and if I can't find or or precompiled doesn't work I compile from source. Oh, yes I also compile mplayer myself.

I use portage but compile other things that aren't available myself.

I mod stuff

I mod stuff