Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 05:39:08PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 12:16:21PM -0600, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > > debian/rules: > > make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp > > BTW s/`pwd`/$(CURDIR)/ Why not just make install DESTDIR=debian/tmp ? I've never understood why an a

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 05:39:08PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 12:16:21PM -0600, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > > debian/rules: > > make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp > > BTW s/`pwd`/$(CURDIR)/ Why not just make install DESTDIR=debian/tmp ? I've never understood why an

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Falk Hueffner
Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 12:16:21PM -0600, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > > debian/rules: > > make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp > > BTW s/`pwd`/$(CURDIR)/ Uhm, why? Falk

Making a package with multiple binaries

2000-10-21 Thread Roger Leigh
I have made a package with debhelper and dh_make, which produces a single binary deb. However, now I would like to make two binaries from the same packages, identical except for that each is built with different options to configure (one has support for the LPRng print spooler and one does not). I

Dynamically adding system users

2000-10-21 Thread Falk Hueffner
Hi, I'd like to package a daemon that wants to run as a special user. It is not needed to have any files owned by this user in the package, so it can be done dynamically. Can anybody point me to a package that does this, so I can steal the code? (I'm especially interested in code that *removes* th

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Falk Hueffner
Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 12:16:21PM -0600, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > > debian/rules: > > make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp > > BTW s/`pwd`/$(CURDIR)/ Uhm, why? Falk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsub

Making a package with multiple binaries

2000-10-21 Thread Roger Leigh
I have made a package with debhelper and dh_make, which produces a single binary deb. However, now I would like to make two binaries from the same packages, identical except for that each is built with different options to configure (one has support for the LPRng print spooler and one does not).

Dynamically adding system users

2000-10-21 Thread Falk Hueffner
Hi, I'd like to package a daemon that wants to run as a special user. It is not needed to have any files owned by this user in the package, so it can be done dynamically. Can anybody point me to a package that does this, so I can steal the code? (I'm especially interested in code that *removes* t

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Josip Rodin
On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 12:16:21PM -0600, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > debian/rules: > make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp BTW s/`pwd`/$(CURDIR)/ -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Josip Rodin
On Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 05:03:21PM +0200, Christian Marillat wrote: > YA> $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp > >> > >> This is dangerous, because if a package use i18n the Makefile > >> in po/ don't > >> understand DESTDIR, and all locale aren't installed. > > YA> :( :( :( > > YA> I guess

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Christian Marillat
"YA" == Yves Arrouye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: YA> $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp >> >> This is dangerous, because if a package use i18n the Makefile >> in po/ don't >> understand DESTDIR, and all locale aren't installed. YA> :( :( :( YA> I guess the Makefile in po/ is autogen

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Josip Rodin
On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 12:16:21PM -0600, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > debian/rules: > make install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp BTW s/`pwd`/$(CURDIR)/ -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubs

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Josip Rodin
On Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 05:03:21PM +0200, Christian Marillat wrote: > YA> $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp > >> > >> This is dangerous, because if a package use i18n the Makefile > >> in po/ don't > >> understand DESTDIR, and all locale aren't installed. > > YA> :( :( :( > > YA> I gues

Re: Installing files in /etc

2000-10-21 Thread Christian Marillat
"YA" == Yves Arrouye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: YA> $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=`pwd`/debian/tmp >> >> This is dangerous, because if a package use i18n the Makefile >> in po/ don't >> understand DESTDIR, and all locale aren't installed. YA> :( :( :( YA> I guess the Makefile in po/ is autoge

[timshel@debian.org: Re: Installing files in /etc]

2000-10-21 Thread Timshel Knoll
I'll try again with debian-mentorS!!! ^ - Forwarded message from Timshel Knoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 18:48:21 +1100 From: Timshel Knoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Wesley W. Terpstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: R

[timshel@debian.org: Re: Installing files in /etc]

2000-10-21 Thread Timshel Knoll
I'll try again with debian-mentorS!!! ^ - Forwarded message from Timshel Knoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 18:48:21 +1100 From: Timshel Knoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Wesley W. Terpstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: