CheckInstall will create a Slackware, RPM or Debian compatible package and install it with Slackware's installpkg, "rpm -i" or Debian's "dpkg -i" as appropriate, so you can view it's contents with pkgtool ("rpm -ql" for RPM users or "dpkg -l" for Debian)
R. Brumana, D. Oreni, A. Raimondi, A. Georgopoulos, and A. Bregianni. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Conference Proceedings, 1, page 497. Piscataway, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), (October 2013)