Re: Source-based installer
Re: Source-based installer
- Subject: Re: Source-based installer
- From: Stéphane Sudre <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 13:58:46 +0100
One solution could be to use the tcl script available from
opendarwin.org which is able to build a .pkg from a tcl script using
pax mainly.
On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 01:03 PM, Wade Tregaskis wrote:
Does anyone know of an existing solution by which to install software
from the source, in a user-friendly package (similar to Apple's
Installer application)? I have some scientific libraries I want to
wrap in an end-user package, but for performance reasons it's really
quite important that the package be compiled on the end user's
machine, to allow for present and future optimizations. I'm not aware
of any such existing systems - have I missed something?
If there are no existing systems, can I get a metaphorical
show-of-hands for who would find such a thing useful? I'm considering
building such a mechanism myself, but I'm also tempted just to wrap my
specific needs up in a few shell scripts and AppleScript apps, if no
one else has a similar need.
Wade Tregaskis
-- Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
P.S. I'm well aware of the problems with many end-users not having
the developer tools installed. I'm considering that a separate issue;
worst case a pre-built binary could be included, or a separate
binary-only installer provided, etc etc.
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