%general-entities; ]> Mktemp The Mktemp package contains programs used to create secure temporary files in shell scripts. &buildtime; 0.1 SBU &diskspace; 317 KB The installation dependencies for Mktemp haven't been checked yet. Many scripts still use the deprecated tempfile program, which has functionality much the same as mktemp. Patch mktemp to include a tempfile wrapper: patch -Np1 -i ../mktemp-&mktemp-version;-add-tempfile.patch Now prepare Mktemp for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-libc The meaning of the configure option: --with-libc: This causes the mktemp program to use the mkstemp and mkdtemp functions from the system C library. Compile the package: make Now install it: make install Installed programs: mktemp, tempfile mktemp mktemp creates temporary files in a secure manner. It is used in scripts. tempfile tempfile creates temporary files in a less secure manner than mktemp. It is installed for backwards-compatibility.