Does this have to be done for each file or can I copy whole directories? JB Skaggs
Stefano Palmeri wrote: > > Il lunedì 23 giugno 2008 03:51:55 jbskaggs ha scritto: >> After six months I have a package that is nearly finished. >> >> I understand how to make an installation package via Gambas. >> >> What I need though is a one-click means of installing my data directories >> into the correct area on the user's drive. >> >> IE >> >> user.home/wwmkr. >> > > Oh well. If you just need to copy some data in user.home > there's an easy way to do it. > > I.E. in your project directory there's a file called "mydata.txt" > and you want to install it when you distribute the installation package. > When you create the executable or the installation package the > file "mydata.txt" is integrated in the binary too. > > Now you want to install it in user.home &/ blabla. > > The only thing you need when you start the app is > to check if exist user.home &/ "blabla" &/ "mydata.txt". > > If not exist just copy it: > > COPY "mydata.txt" TO user.home &/ "blabla" &/ "mydata.txt". > > "mydata.txt" is integrated in the binary: it's just a matter > of extracting it with COPY. > > If you need to install files in a directory where you need > root permissions, you can do the same thing asking root > password to the user, or tell the user that to "complete the installation" > the app must be run as root for the first time. > >> Using linux's archive manager does not give me that option automatically. >> Maybe there is a nice liux packager out there for the data files etc? >> >> Second I need to know how to get the software in front of the people's >> eyes >> who need it. How does one distribute a software efficiently and >> effectively? Recruit alpha and beta testers etc. >> > > account on freshmeat.net or kde-apps.org. > > Stefano > > >> >> JB SKaggs > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-package-and-distribute-our-software-written-in-Gambas-tp18061304p18085643.html Sent from the gambas-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user