[ITP] makeself-2.1.5

[Yaakov (Cygwin/X)]

On 2010-04-13 14:51, 
d.sastre.medina-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org wrote:
> I have been trying to figure out the right way to rebuild this package
> from the upstream sources, but I come across this particularities:
>
>    -the upstream sources are already distributed in *.run format,
>    meaning they are packaged using makeself.

That is a bit tricky, but almost always is there another way to get the 
sources.  In this case you can just get them from the git repo.

>    -this package consist of two shell scripts, plus the man page and
>    doc files, so there is no "config-make-make install" process.

Which means you need to "install" the files manually.

> These facts make me think the standard procedure of re-building a
> package doesn't fit here.

No, this always applies, it's just much shorter in this case.

> I also read the Cygwin Package Contributor's Guide, and downloaded some
> more-or-less simple packages to see how this task is acomplished.
> No surprise in finding different approaches: some use a script, others
> the still obscure to me cygport util...
>
> My question, then, is this:
> What do you think would be the proper way in this case?
>
>    -the cygport procedure applies, and is mandatory, for process
>    standarization. Just Learn How (TM).

cygport isn't mandatory, but it is strongly recommended (although I am 
biased :-)).  I have attached a .cygport which should do the trick, and 
hopefully together with the cygport documentation you will be able to 
understand what it is doing.


Yaakov
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