2008/11/13 François Cerbelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Le Jeu 13 novembre 2008 12:26, Anton Piatek a écrit : > [...] >> Installing this package pops up a debhelper choice of which packages >> they want to build and install. I suppose I am closest to m-a in how >> it is working. >> I would rather that this package pops up a menu each time it is >> reinstalled as it means users have some way of knowing a new upstream >> package is available should they wish to build and install it. > > Ok, so you could use the second solution (as msttcorefont or > flashplayer-nonfree): > - postinst ask the user where the tar.gz file is > - if the user dont have it, postinst download it for him > - postinst installs the tar.gz in the right place and tracks the list of > files > - prerm delete the file tracked at the postinst stage. > > So you do have a package (nearly empty) which installs the soft. The soft > is not included in the package but downloaded at install time, you can > remove the files installed and you can depend on this package. > > Does it answer to your needs ?
It is easier to use make-jpkg to sort our the java package, as it has the same layout as other java packages. This way I don't have to work out all the extra things I need to setup for java to work properly (alternatives etc) So without hacking make-jpkg to bits, I end up with a .deb which needs installing Anton -- Anton Piatek email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog/photos: http://www.strangeparty.com pgp: [0xB307BAEF] (http://www.strangeparty.com/anton.asc) fingerprint: 116A 5F01 1E5F 1ADE 78C6 EDB3 B9B6 E622 B307 BAEF No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
