I have posted my debian packages for enlightenment on this server. I found it challenging to create them. Getting dependencies straight was the hardest part. In the past I created some rpms and I found that easier. I prefer to use debian though.
On January 26, 2015 5:00:43 PM EST, "Martinx - ジェームズ" <[email protected]> wrote: >If a source code can be compiled and installed with simple "./configure >; >make ; make install', then, to build a Debian package for it, it is >just a >matter of 5 minutes, or less, if you have a "template" ready to go. >;-) > >On 26 January 2015 at 17:44, John Holland <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If you're compiling from source and you're on red hat or a >derivative, the >> way to make a custom rpm is pretty easy. If you do that and then >install >> the rpm, you can cleanly remove it later. On debian and I guess >Ubuntu it's >> a little harder to build packages. >> >> On January 26, 2015 1:41:47 PM EST, Christopher Barry < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:24:27 +0100 >> >Pierre Couderc <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >>Thank you, John, Massimo, Dustin. >> >> >> >>I did not know "make uninstall". >> >> >> ><snip...> >> > >> >One thing to note about uninstall in a makefile, is that it's >typically >> >designed to uninstall the same version it's also installing. Thus if >> >file names change, or are removed from the current source, they can >> >still be missed by the makefile in the uninstall process. >> > >> >Since removal of previous versions appears to be fairly critical to >a >> >successful install of e from source, it might make sense to have the >> >uninstall script probe for and verify the installed e version (and >also >> >allow the version as a param) and use a manifest file of the form >> >e-manifest-<version> (or whatever) that lists all of the locations >and >> >files that get installed for that version. This manifest would be >> >generated by the install target. >> > >> >Mind you, I've not looked at the {un}install targets, so it's >possible >> >this is already being done. >> > >> >-- >> >Regards, >> >Christopher Barry >> > >> >Random geeky fortune: >> >The universe is ruled by letting things take their course. It >cannot >> >be >> >ruled by interfering. >> > -- Chinese proverb >> > >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel >Website, >> >sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, >is >> >your >> >hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly >thought >> >leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. >> >Take a >> >look and join the conversation now. >http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >> >_______________________________________________ >> >enlightenment-users mailing list >> >[email protected] >> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, >> sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, >is >> your >> hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought >> leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. >Take a >> look and join the conversation now. >http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >> _______________________________________________ >> enlightenment-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, >sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is >your >hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought >leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. >Take a >look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ >_______________________________________________ >enlightenment-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
