[Bug 51533] Re: Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations
Applications such as UT2004 do not use make for their installation. -- Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations https://launchpad.net/bugs/51533 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 51533] Re: [Bug 51533] Re: Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations
It's trivial though to write a makefile like: install: ./utinstaller.bin -- Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations https://launchpad.net/bugs/51533 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 51533] Re: Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations
Ah, it appears I didn't fully understand CheckInstall. However, the ultimate wish is to be able to set up (or use somebody else's) repository for things such as ut2004, google-earth, etc., and keep them up-to-date. Packaging a 6GB .deb for ut2004 is obviously impractical, not to mention probably illegal. -- Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations https://launchpad.net/bugs/51533 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 51533] Re: [Bug 51533] Re: Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations
ebuilds are meant to build things locally, debian packages not. This is a (if not the) fundamental difference between ebuids and debs and will not change. -- Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations https://launchpad.net/bugs/51533 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 51533] Re: Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations
Does checkinstall not meet your needs? ** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info -- Debian packages don't support out-of-archive installations https://launchpad.net/bugs/51533 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs