Alternative to checkinstall

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/16375/keeping-track-of-programs

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./configure --prefix /usr/local/stow/PROGRAM_NAME
make
make install
cd /usr/local/stow
stow PROGRAM_NAME

When you want to remove the symlinks created in /usr/local/ for your particular program:

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stow -D PROGRAM_NAME

Extremely useful in Cygwin where checkinstall and package managers aren’t available.