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Re: package creation
From: |
Adam Monsen |
Subject: |
Re: package creation |
Date: |
Sun, 15 Aug 2004 12:39:04 -0700 |
Automake will create a 'dist' target for you:
"The `dist' rule in the generated `Makefile.in' can be used to
generate a gzip'd `tar' file and other flavors of archive for
distribution."
This is from 'info automake dist'.
This distributable gzip'd tarball contains files to be installed and
install scripts. Automake also makes a 'make uninstall' that does what
you'd expect.
Here's a place you could start to learn more about this:
http://adammonsen.com/tut/libgladeTest.html
(see "Other Resources")
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:48:12 -0700, Gustavo A. Baratto
<address@hidden> wrote:
>
> hello all,
>
> I thought this was a very well requested feature, but I after searching on
> the mailing list archives, I found out that it is not...
>
> Basically, what I looking for is a 'make package' rule, where all the files
> that would be installed, plus an install script could be tarred up together,
> so we can copy the tarball to many diferent servers, unpack it, run the
> script, and the files get installed without the need of copying over or nfs
> mounting the whole source code? Not a fancy full blown package like rpm.
>
> Maybe the install script would have an uninstall feature as well (I have seen
> a thread requesting this).
>
> I know nothing about automake except for running make,make install and make
> distclean... but I would be willing to help...
>
>
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Adam Monsen <address@hidden>
http://adammonsen.com/