Package old. What to do?

[Toktikweb]

Hello,

I need to compile something. it depends on some packages. But package is old. What to do? Compile? So how to compile that everything installs correctly.

For example I have dependency package: libsdl-mixer1.2-dev(1.2.8.6) which is old.

So I need to compile source code

./configure
make
make install

Is this ok? Will old package reinstalled with compiled one? Will package manager understands that I'm using new version?

Other applications installed via Package Manager, which depends on that package, will use new compiled version?

Thank you

[Foxheadz]

It should, but if any error messages pop up post em here

[Toktikweb]

I have compiled new version, this works ok. Other application which was depends on this, compiled. But package manager still shows me old version. Is this ok? This not mean that I have duplicate application installed?