Good point, I'd forgotten a few guys distro'd like this.
making it executable and ./whatever.bin would alow you to run it and it'll untar/rar/shar after license agreement and possibly some configuration options. Thus spake Travis Crump ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:37:36 -0500 > From: Travis Crump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian User List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: binary files > X-Mailing-List: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archive/latest/248020 > > Robert L. Harris wrote: > > > >.bin? Isn't that a mac format generally? what does "file whatever.bin" > >say? > > > >Thus spake David and Dana Evans ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >> > >>I know now how to install a "whatever.tar.gz" file but how do I install a > >>"whatever.bin" file? > > Sun distributes their java installer as a .bin. If it is like that, it > is self-installing, just make it executable and run the file(ie. chmod > a+x whatever.bin && ./whatever.bin) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] :wq! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Harris | PGP Key ID: FC96D405 DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. FYI: perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]