CheckInstall keeps track of all files installed by
a "make install" or equivalent, creates a
Slackware, RPM, or Debian package with those
files, and adds it to the installed packages
database, allowing for easy package removal or
distribution.
Information regarding Project Releases and Project Resources. Note that the information here is a quote from Freecode.com page, and the downloads themselves may not be hosted on OSDN.
This release fixes the documentation files bug and adds support for
automatic updating of /etc/ld.so.conf and the ability to recycle a
previously written .spec file, even when building Slackware or Debian
packages. There have been lots of bugfixes and enhancements.