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On 04/10/2010 06:25 PM, Stuart Henderson wrote:
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> On 2010-04-10, Aaron Lewis <aaron.lewis1989@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.

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>> tail +5 __PLACEHOLDER__1_ | 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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