Re: 1.2.0 binary install

[norseman <norseman@firstlight.net>]

Justin Zygmont wrote:
> 
> > Seriously: I think the binary install should do exactly the same
> > that the (excellent) source install does; i.e. it should put
> > exactly the same files in exactly the same locations (/usr/local)
> > that are used by ./configure, make, [become root] make install. It
> > should just free the dummy user from the compilation step, for
> > which he/she most probably lacks the tools, and would be
> > confronted with (to her/him) incomprehensible error messages
> > because of that. It should (like the source install) also be
> > independent of freedos, because dosemu itself is independent of
> > it. Like the source install, it should ask which directory is the
> > 'C drive'. If user/dummy does not know, it should be pointed out
> > that some form of DOS is needed, and installation of freedos offered.
> 
> well, a compresed tar file will extract itself relative to your current
> path, so you can't really have it install to /usr/local by default, it's
> not usually a problem anyways.  There is the RPM that might be preferrable
> for you, dosemu is much easier than it used to be.
> 
sound the gong!

tar -xzfP tarfile will install absolute if 
tar -czfP tarball / was used


OK-OK simmer down class.
   cd someplace with space  (/tmp)
   mkdir a dummy directory  (/tmp/d)
   cd the dummy dir         (pwd -> /tmp/d )
   mkdir usr
   mkdir usr/local
   mc /usr/local ./usr/local
   arrow down to dosemu
    <F5>  and copy branch
   <F10>
   tar -czPf /anotherplace/tarfile /

get the picture?
done?
clean up your disk!

the -P retains leading "/"

Steve Turner
norseman@firstlight.net