Python installation/cleanup management

[Asaf Las]

Hi

What is the best way to manage Python isolated from
/bin /usr/bin ... installations done via source code
compilation on yum/rpm based systems?

there are some alternatives i guess could be done:

* configure --prefix, then delete
* checkinstall
* fpm (questionable for python?)
* make altinstall and diff fs for pre post changes
* diving into rpm spec file
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* any other?

main objective is to figure out upgrade or python
release test methods done in least painless way.

have searched issue but either missed or there is no
much comparison of above.

Thanks

Asaf

 

[Asaf Las]

Asaf

Epel repository provides paco for CentOS. Guess RH does same.
paco x86_64 2.0.9-6.el6

(yet there are couple of other tools based on interception of copied
files during make install)

 

[Asaf Las]

so far smallest footprint one:

http://my.opera.com/ruario/blog/2012/02/15/tracking-software-that-you-have-compiled-locally