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Re: Packaging binary open-source apps

You might want to look at my MySQL package for OS X.
It's packaged in the OS X .pkg format, I don't know if that works with
Darwin or not...

I use /usr/local since it is not a binary installed by the vendor, and OS
X/Darwin doesn't come with a /opt for non vendor packaged installs.

One thing you might want to do- if you can get MySQL building shared libs-
is look at putting the shared libs into a framework.

I haven't looked at all at creating frameworks, but from what I have read
about them, they are really a wicked way to handle shared libraries.

My MySQL package for OS X is at
http://24.5.29.77/OSX-Darwin/PPC/OTHER/MySQL/

It also has a preflight and postflight script you may be interested in
utilizing in your own packaging (talks to NetInfo to set up user/group)

On Fri, 20 Jul 2001 10:14:49 -0400
"Andre John Mas" <email@hidden> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have recently managed to successfully build mySQL
> and since the currently is no binary distribution I
> was thinking of making the build available. The
> question that came to me is what the best a directory
> base would be for the app, either /usr/local/mysql
> or /Library/StartUpItems/mysql. The solution should
> be suitable for both Darwin and MacOS X.
>
> If there is a FAQ that covers this issue and other
> such related issues, then I would love to know
> about it.
>
> Andre
> _______________________________________________
> darwinos-users mailing list
> email@hidden
> http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/darwinos-users


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 >Packaging binary open-source apps (From: "Andre John Mas" <email@hidden>)



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