[mdlug] Hi...I'm a new mdluger

[Raymond McLaughlin]

Robert Meier wrote:

> A few tips.
> 
SNIP
> o Simplify default installation to no more than 4 lines.
>   unpack, assemble, test, expose for use
>   This is what people will try before deciding to use.
> o Default installation should not require root privilege.
> o Default installation should just copy files, should not require scripts.
> o Write a second independent set of installation instructions that
>   covers all configuration options.
>   This is what people will use after they decide to use.
> o Deinstallation must remove everything, even when things fail.
>   Put all files in one project directory (e.g. /opt/<package>),
>   and put only symlinks elsewhere (/etc, /usr/bin).
>   Deinstall by removing all symlinks into the project directory,
>   and the project directory.

Maybe I'm not following what you mean by a "default" install, but you
said a default install should not require root privileges. Writing to
/opt does. By "default" do you mean something like "trial" installation?
Would this run from the tester's ~/bin/ directory?

SNIP

Raymond McLaughlin