Hey, Originally, after unzip the file, the user write java -jar file.jar in terminal to install the software, then the user can use it. I think the first choice fit very well. What do you think?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: It might appear my name as "Ziad Ali" instaed of "Abdulrahman Alshammari". This is an issue that I am trying to fix. > On Apr 22, 2016, at 10:36 PM, Ryan Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Apr 22, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Abdulrahman Alshammari wrote: > >> The original installation of the software that I am trying to make a port >> for, is using the command line: >> Java -jar filename.jar >> >> Is there a port of software that used to use the same way of installation >> before the port build. In other words, I want to compare the portfile I have >> with similar portfiles so I can learn from them. > > Do you mean that you need to run "java -jar filename.jar" to build/install > the software? If so, you could write something like: > > build { > system -C ${worksrcpath} "java -jar filename.jar" > } > > Or did you mean that the user will run "java -jar filename.jar" to run the > software after it is installed? An example of this kind of port is antlr3 but > there are several others. >
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