2012/1/18 Ivan Reche <[email protected]>
> Thanks for the tips. It seems like a nice solution. > > Where do I find good documentation for the creation of binary packages? I > couldn't find much material about it, except for an old tutorial ( > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO/). > > Can someone recommend me a Debian's binary package for use as an example > to create mine? > > Thanks, > > Ivan > > > 2012/1/16 Ansgar Burchardt <[email protected]> > >> Hi, >> >> >> On 01/16/2012 03:27 PM, Ivan Reche wrote: >> >>> The package is just a directory with lots of binaries and it likes to >>> install itself in /opt. Besides that, it needs to set some environment >>> variables (similar to JAVA_HOME and friends). >>> >>> What is the best way to approach this? Do I change the PATH environment >>> variable to point to, lets say, /opt/bin? Are there problems with >>> "creating" new environment variables in a package installation? >>> >> >> For site packages, I would install the program to /opt/whatever as it >> wants and install a wrapper script in /usr/bin that sets the required >> environment variables and starts the program. This way users have the >> program in their $PATH by default and the environment stays clean. >> >> Regards, >> Ansgar >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to >> debian-mentors-REQUEST@lists.**debian.org<[email protected]> >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [email protected] >> Archive: >> http://lists.debian.org/**[email protected]<http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]> >> >> > Sorry for the top-posting :(
