[rmc]

You're first example allows for:

* Using checkinstall to create a local deb/rpm which can be easily installed/removed later instead of "make install". * What if installer.sh says "rm -rf /tmp/PACKAGE-build" and the connection is interrupted just after the first "/", you now have "rm -rf /". Oops. * configure will tell you what files it needs, and apt-file will tell you want dependencies to install. * I know what make install does. I know make. Who wrote installer.sh? Do they know anything about writing good software? Steam wiped out home directories, who knows what these people do