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On 04/10/2010 06:25 PM, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2010-04-10, Aaron Lewis <aaron.lewis1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I'm trying to make a small binary package , which aims to install some
>> X11 fonts to /usr/share/fonts/truetype.
>
> /usr/share/fonts/truetype -> not portable
>
>> Creating such a binary package will allow me to port it on any
>> UNIX/Linux system , very useful.
>>
>> Firstly i need to compress my fonts to a Font_Name.tar.bz2 , if i want
>> to put the extract script and Font_Name.tar.bz2 together , a single
>> bundle , howto archive it ?
>>
>> Right now , i tried to append the Archive to the script file , Then try
>> to read through the `setup file' except for the first 5 lines.
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>
> /bin/bash -> not portable
Oops , my linux background .. you're right Stuart.
>
>> tail +5 $0 | tar xvf - -C /tmp
>> exit 0
>> #========================
>> //Append Tar.Bz2 file
>
> bz2 -> not as portable as it could be
>
> relying on tar to autodetect compressed archives -> not portable
>
> running some random downloaded shell archive with sufficient
> permissions to install to /usr/share without a good way to inspect
> what it's going to overwrite -> not safe
>
>> Doesn't looks like a good way , anyone could help ?
>
> the simple portable safe way is a tar.gz with a README and ideally
> a Makefile. people know how to use these. use a variable for the install
> target so people can override it on the make(1) command line.
Makefile + ReadMe is yet another good way. Put different entries based
on different OS , and people just override Makefile command line.
I've similar things before
e.g
make openbsd
make solaris
make linux ..
Simpler is easier anyway ;-)
Thanks to all of you.
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