Re: Installing symbolic links

2001-02-04 Thread Ben Burton
> Why can't you just have the link inside the .deb created correctly by > the make install? Or am I missing something? No, I guess I was running with the mentality that there was this fabulous tool for creating symbolic links according to the standard and thus I should use it. :) I think I wi

Re: Installing symbolic links

2001-02-04 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 01:22:07PM -0600, Ben Burton wrote: > > Hi. I am packaging an application for which the original source installs > itself all into the same directory. In order to comply with the FHS, I have > split the application into pieces beneath /usr/lib, /usr/share and /usr/bin.

Re: Installing symbolic links

2001-02-04 Thread Ben Burton
> Why can't you just have the link inside the .deb created correctly by > the make install? Or am I missing something? No, I guess I was running with the mentality that there was this fabulous tool for creating symbolic links according to the standard and thus I should use it. :) I think I w

Re: Installing symbolic links

2001-02-04 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 01:22:07PM -0600, Ben Burton wrote: > > Hi. I am packaging an application for which the original source installs > itself all into the same directory. In order to comply with the FHS, I have > split the application into pieces beneath /usr/lib, /usr/share and /usr/bin.

Re: Installing symbolic links

2001-02-04 Thread Josip Rodin
On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 01:22:07PM -0600, Ben Burton wrote: > Hi. I am packaging an application for which the original source installs > itself all into the same directory. In order to comply with the FHS, I have > split the application into pieces beneath /usr/lib, /usr/share and /usr/bin. >

Installing symbolic links

2001-02-04 Thread Ben Burton
Hi. I am packaging an application for which the original source installs itself all into the same directory. In order to comply with the FHS, I have split the application into pieces beneath /usr/lib, /usr/share and /usr/bin. So the application can find data where it expects to, I am making

Re: Installing symbolic links

2001-02-04 Thread Josip Rodin
On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 01:22:07PM -0600, Ben Burton wrote: > Hi. I am packaging an application for which the original source installs > itself all into the same directory. In order to comply with the FHS, I have > split the application into pieces beneath /usr/lib, /usr/share and /usr/bin.

Installing symbolic links

2001-02-04 Thread Ben Burton
Hi. I am packaging an application for which the original source installs itself all into the same directory. In order to comply with the FHS, I have split the application into pieces beneath /usr/lib, /usr/share and /usr/bin. So the application can find data where it expects to, I am making