On 12/18/07, Mike Miller <mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu> wrote: > Can I compile in a way that creates a package, then install the package? Mike, I would suggest checking out Gentoo if this is the way you want to work. I've used it in the past and its 'emerge' tool does what you're looking for (more or less). Personally, I have abandoned Gentoo since I found that compiling packages required too much of my time, but it sounds like you're used to that way of doing things so it probably wouldn't bother you. Cheers, Eric