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Re: gsl libraries, Debian
Slaven Peles writes:
> In my experience for a Debian users it's always easier to backport from sid
> than to compile from the original sources. Besides, it's much safer too, as
> you are always able to remove the package easily, and no extra system
> configuration is required.
For a GNU package just do
./configure --prefix=/opt/gsl-1.3 # or whatever version
make
...
and to uninstall
rm -r /opt/gsl-1.3