> Maybe there are things I did not get, but I don't see the point in packaging > data and exec separately : I have some dependencies between data and some > features (training, books), and I'd prefer things to come in one simple > package. I don't think a package about 10 MB is too big.
Pascal, this is single package but installed into different directories. Linux packages (be it debs, rpms or whatever) are not like zip files which you unpack below selected point, but have full paths encoded. And most Linux distros policy is to distribute packages between /usr/bin, /usr/lib, /usr/doc and so. For example, debian/ubuntu packaged eboard_1.0.3-1ubuntu1_i386.deb contains: ( programs ) /usr/games/eboard /usr/games/eboard-addtheme ( desktop manager support ) /usr/share/applications/eboard.desktop /usr/share/pixmaps/eboard.xpm /usr/share/menu/eboard ( application data ) /usr/share/games/eboard/classic.png /usr/share/games/eboard/ghouls.png /usr/share/games/eboard/plastic.png /usr/share/games/eboard/eboard_themes.conf (......) ( documentation ) /usr/share/doc/eboard/Crafty.txt /usr/share/doc/eboard/DGTboard.txt /usr/share/doc/eboard/FICS-Timeseal.txt (.......) ( man files ) /usr/share/man/man6/eboard.6.gz /usr/share/man/man6/eboard-addtheme.6.gz This is still single package, but as you see unpacks into many directories. The same holds for most source packages prepared for ./configure && make compilation. It is strongly recommended that ./configure scripts allow to specify all important directories separately. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Marcin Kasperski | You have the right to produce quality work | http://mekk.waw.pl | at all the times. (Beck) | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
