Comments on: How To Create A Bash Install Script http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/ thoughts of a web geek Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:53:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Graeme Geldenhuys http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/comment-page-1/#comment-4798 Graeme Geldenhuys Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:43:20 +0000 http://www.franzone.com/?p=643#comment-4798 Nice article, but I guess you didn't know about Makeself 2.1 (http://megastep.org/makeself/) which has been around for year, and automates everything you have done. Makeself was written by an employee of Loki Games. Makeself is normally available in various distro repositories (Ubuntu example: apt-get install makeself). Nice article, but I guess you didn’t know about Makeself 2.1 (http://megastep.org/makeself/) which has been around for year, and automates everything you have done. Makeself was written by an employee of Loki Games. Makeself is normally available in various distro repositories (Ubuntu example: apt-get install makeself).

]]> By: Shyam http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/comment-page-1/#comment-4423 Shyam Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:10:56 +0000 http://www.franzone.com/?p=643#comment-4423 Great article and analysis. This general approach could supplement an RPM installation as well. Great article and analysis. This general approach could supplement an RPM installation as well.

]]> By: Bash Script Init Style Status Message | franzone.com http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/comment-page-1/#comment-3934 Bash Script Init Style Status Message | franzone.com Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:02:33 +0000 http://www.franzone.com/?p=643#comment-3934 [...] eh? Now what type of script might you need something like this in? Check out my previous article How To Create A Bash Install Script, which is a perfect example of the type of script in which you may want these status type [...] [...] eh? Now what type of script might you need something like this in? Check out my previous article How To Create A Bash Install Script, which is a perfect example of the type of script in which you may want these status type [...]

]]> By: How To Create A Bash Install Script : HowtoMatrix http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/comment-page-1/#comment-3921 How To Create A Bash Install Script : HowtoMatrix Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:10:41 +0000 http://www.franzone.com/?p=643#comment-3921 [...] Read more at franzone.com [...] [...] Read more at franzone.com [...]

]]> By: Jonathan Franzone http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 Jonathan Franzone Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:51:36 +0000 http://www.franzone.com/?p=643#comment-3920 Another great suggestion! I actually do this as well in another project. It basically checks which version of PHP is installed, checks whether a certain configuration file exists in a particular location and actually loads and validates the configuration as well. The great thing about this approach is that it is really limitless as to what you can do. Another great suggestion! I actually do this as well in another project. It basically checks which version of PHP is installed, checks whether a certain configuration file exists in a particular location and actually loads and validates the configuration as well.

The great thing about this approach is that it is really limitless as to what you can do.

]]> By: Dave Rowe http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 Dave Rowe Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:34:27 +0000 http://www.franzone.com/?p=643#comment-3919 What about introducing some dependency checking? IE, you must have Java 1.5.0_b12 minimum installed, or python 2.5.2. I'm thinking more along the lines of the configure scripts you get with many OS projects... What about introducing some dependency checking? IE, you must have Java 1.5.0_b12 minimum installed, or python 2.5.2. I’m thinking more along the lines of the configure scripts you get with many OS projects…

]]> By: Jonathan Franzone http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/comment-page-1/#comment-3918 Jonathan Franzone Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:38:03 +0000 http://www.franzone.com/?p=643#comment-3918 Great suggestion, Sander! I actually do just that on another project that I use this method on. Thanks for commenting. Great suggestion, Sander! I actually do just that on another project that I use this method on. Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Sander Marechal http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/comment-page-1/#comment-3917 Sander Marechal Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:35:28 +0000 http://www.franzone.com/?p=643#comment-3917 Using "make" even for trivial projects can be very useful. You can have the Makefile count the lines in the install_script and update the SCRIPT_LINES variable before stuffing it in the bin. That way you won't accidentally produce a borked bin file just because you forgot to update the SCRIPT_LINES after your last change :-) Using “make” even for trivial projects can be very useful. You can have the Makefile count the lines in the install_script and update the SCRIPT_LINES variable before stuffing it in the bin. That way you won’t accidentally produce a borked bin file just because you forgot to update the SCRIPT_LINES after your last change :-)

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