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 <ans...@debian.org> > 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<debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/**4f143c12.10...@debian.org<http://lists.debian.org/4f143c12.10...@debian.org> > >
