I suppose the easy cop-out solution is to just install it to
/opt/google/earth ? Would that be "correct"? (I want a pedantic
answer/discussion)
> Zsolt Udvari wrote:
>>> Nah, not by calling "sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin". I want to install it
>>> system-wide and keep coontrol with my package manager (which implies
>>> installation into DESTDIR).
>> So, do you want install to the specified directory (e.g.
>> /usr/pkgs/google-earth/{bin,share,...})? If yes, you can do two (or
>> more :) things:
>
> Not exactly - *that* would be easy, as it's expected by the installer.
> The problem with packaging via DESTDIR is that while the _final_
> installation (and configuration, i.e., paths) go to /path/to/where/ever,
> the initial installation goes to $DESTDIR/path/to/where/ever.
> And if you give the latter to those #*&! installers, it will configure
> the application to run _there_, not in /path/to/where/ever.
> Most (source) packages have support for this kind of installation (even
> perl and python add-ons), and even if not, you can, sometimes with quite
> a bit of work (granted), make them behave.
>
>> 1. the install-program asks the "Install path" (via gui)
>
> But these dang graphical installers make it almost impossible! Of course
> they ease the task for the non-technical user.
>
>> 2. run "sh GoogleEartLinux.bin --noexec --target Uncompressed" and cd
>> Uncompressed and run ./setup.sh with -i or -p option.
>
> Thankfully, there's often a command-line interface, too. And it really
> looks like I had my blindfolds on. The -p option seems to be just it.
>
> Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Sorry for all the noise.
> And apologies to Google ...
>
> Hans-Joachim
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