upgrading autoconf
i'm upgrading to autoconf 2.59 but i'm wondering how do I remove the existing autoconf? how would I get autoconf 2.59 to be recognized?
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I just went ahead and overwrote the old one - worked for me. If you are compiling from sources use
./configure --prefix=/usr and then make && make install If your using an rpm install, there should not be much of a problem but if you want to be sure, you can use mandrake's software removal tool to uninstall autoconf first. |
is there any specific reason to put put it into /usr?
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If you don't use prefix=/, you will have both versions installed (unless you remove the old thing). In general, Mandrake seems to compile a lot of things with prefix=/.
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do u mean / or /usr?
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Sorry. I mean prefix=/usr. The binary goes into
{prefix}/bin so if you use prefix=/usr, it goes into /usr/bin. If you use prefix=/, it goes into /bin; if you use prefix=/usr/local, it goes into /usr/lcoal/bin. Just to be sure do whereis autoconf if the result is /usr/bin then use prefix=/usr. |
thanks for the help quatsch. I removed the old autoconf rpm then installed the new one w/no problems. :)
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