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Re: Mac OS X Installer Package Script
From: |
Andrew Choi |
Subject: |
Re: Mac OS X Installer Package Script |
Date: |
Fri, 05 Jul 2002 09:03:35 -0600 |
> [...]
>
> I don't think it should run configure/make install. That is best done the
> "normal" way. This script does not allow any arguments to configure or make,
> or indeed, choice of make program to run. Some of us have shell scripts
> to run configure in a special way, that can't be done either with
> this script.
Hi Jan,
It's useful to have a script like mac/make-package to generate a
Installer package for use as a `binary distribution'. The ability to
pass options to configure and make can be added. Most of the time,
I'll still be using `normal' way of configure and make.
> It seems a bit much to have to build an installer and then run that just
> to install Emacs. I would prefer to have an option to configure where
> to install the application (/Application by default is fine), and then
> "make install" installs everything. A script to build an installer is cool,
> but I would not like for it to be mandatory.
>
> Oh, another thing, "make install" should not install an emacs executable
> in $prefix/bin, since that executable can't be run without crashing.
I agree, these need to be fixed. I'll look at them when I can. Don't
worry. I don't intend to make the use of Installer mandatory.
> Just my thoughts,
>
> Jan D.
Andrew.