On Wednesday 19 July 2006 17:26, Steven Hill wrote: > Is there a way to include library files in a package and have them > installed automatically in /usr/lib,
Yes, you can have binary package installing files whereever you want, but you must comply with what Filesystem Hierarchy Standard says about the items involved. > or failing that is there a way to > have a package automatically install a package that the app being > installed depends on? Of course. That is packaging system front ends job (apt-get, aptitude, dselect...). Please check Debian Policy about what binary and source packages are for, and how the relationships between packages are being managed. > Any help would be greatly appreciated - thank you Finally, if you want to go for packaging libraries you should read libpkg-guide[1], which explains the issues involved wrt libraries: [1] http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/ -- pub 4096R/0E4BD0AB 2003-03-18 <people.fccf.net/danchev/key pgp.mit.edu> fingerprint 1AE7 7C66 0A26 5BFF DF22 5D55 1C57 0C89 0E4B D0AB -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
