Capturing all the data that has changed during a Linux install

Question

I am trying to figure out which files were changed when I run an app install via make install. I can look at the script, but that calls other scripts and may or may not touch other files, etc. How can I do this programmatically?

Answer 1

Implementation: http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/

Several ways come to mind. First, use some sort of LD_PRELOAD to track all files opened. Second approach, compare filesystem before and after.