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

[Aaron Kulkis]

Raymond McLaughlin wrote:
> 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?

that's one way of doing it.
or making the installed directory tree relative to the
current directory (so root can mkdir /opt/name_here)
and install appropriately


> 
> SNIP
> 
> Raymond McLaughlin
> 
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