@ Ehsanul
I run Linux and this is what i get for shoes2 & shoes3 (aka shoes-0.r1243.run)
from the terminal on my box
d...@main-pc:~$ /spare/downloads/shoes3.run --help
Makeself version 2.1.4
1) Getting help or info about /spare/downloads/shoes3.run :
/spare/downloads/shoes3.run --help Print this message
/spare/downloads/shoes3.run --info Print embedded info : title, default
target directory, embedded script ...
/spare/downloads/shoes3.run --lsm Print embedded lsm entry (or no LSM)
/spare/downloads/shoes3.run --list Print the list of files in the archive
/spare/downloads/shoes3.run --check Checks integrity of the archive
2) Running /spare/downloads/shoes3.run :
/spare/downloads/shoes3.run [options] [--] [additional arguments to embedded
script]
with following options (in that order)
--confirm Ask before running embedded script
--noexec Do not run embedded script
--keep Do not erase target directory after running
the embedded script
--nox11 Do not spawn an xterm
--nochown Do not give the extracted files to the current user
--target NewDirectory Extract in NewDirectory
--tar arg1 [arg2 ...] Access the contents of the archive through the tar
command
-- Following arguments will be passed to the embedded
script
d...@main-pc:~$ /spare/downloads/shoes2.run --help
Makeself version 2.1.5
1) Getting help or info about /spare/downloads/shoes2.run :
/spare/downloads/shoes2.run --help Print this message
/spare/downloads/shoes2.run --info Print embedded info : title, default
target directory, embedded script ...
/spare/downloads/shoes2.run --lsm Print embedded lsm entry (or no LSM)
/spare/downloads/shoes2.run --list Print the list of files in the archive
/spare/downloads/shoes2.run --check Checks integrity of the archive
2) Running /spare/downloads/shoes2.run :
/spare/downloads/shoes2.run [options] [--] [additional arguments to embedded
script]
with following options (in that order)
--confirm Ask before running embedded script
--noexec Do not run embedded script
--keep Do not erase target directory after running
the embedded script
--nox11 Do not spawn an xterm
--nochown Do not give the extracted files to the current user
--target NewDirectory Extract in NewDirectory
--tar arg1 [arg2 ...] Access the contents of the archive through the tar
command
-- Following arguments will be passed to the embedded
script
d...@main-pc:~$
Where is there the -p you speak of? it's linux not windows.
thanks for your help
Dave.
On Tuesday 26 May 2009 05:35:39 pm Ehsanul Hoque wrote:
> Well, you might be thinking too far. Do you really need a self-extracting
> archive? You can just run the $ shoes -p command, and use the package
> manager. And you can make an executable for any OS, no matter what OS you
> are on. So is there any particular issue you have with just doing that?
>
> Subject: Re: best way to get a RUN file for my app like shoes2.run
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 17:29:49 +1200
>
> On Tuesday 26 May 2009 03:17:19 pm _why wrote:
> > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:00:13AM +1200, dave lilley wrote:
> > > aprogram myshoesapp.rb -> myshoesapp.run (and perhaps
> > >
> > > the win / mac versions too)
> > >
> > > aprogram -w myshoesapp.rb -> myshoesapp.exe
> > >
> > > aprogram -m myshoesapp.rb -> myshoesapp.dmg
> >
> > Right now there is only: shoes -p (which makes .exe, .dmg, .run or
> >
> > .shy.)
> >
> >
> >
> > But I like your suggestion as well: a simple command that doesn't
> >
> > pop up the packager, but just makes the executable. Kaput.
> >
> >
> >
> > _why
>
> @_why,
>
>
> what is the process of doing this on the mac?
>
> 1. use tar gzip to combine shoes & the script
>
> 2. make the archive self-extracting
>
> 3. have a auto run bash script to run shoes
>
> 4. delete all files extracted upon closure of shoes.
>
>
> me thinking as a noob that if it can be done on a mac then it wouldn't be
> too hard to copy it the process to linux (me says with no knowledge).
>
>
> Dave.
>
>
>
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