Install distributed /usr/-like package hierarchy to the /usr/ directory
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I have a software package that includes headers, libraries (including lib64/), a bin/ directory, etc. that all need to be copied into the /usr/ directory; for example:
./some-package-dist/
bin/
include/
lib/
lib64/
I have inspected these files to make sure that, if copied one by one from ./**/* to /usr/**/*, they would work just fine - assuming the directory structure could also be created automatically, too (as in, the necessary directory hierarchy hasn't been created yet).
What is the easiest way to 'install' them to the /usr/ directory without disrupting or corrupting any other existing files in the /usr/ directory?
software-installation file-copy
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I have a software package that includes headers, libraries (including lib64/), a bin/ directory, etc. that all need to be copied into the /usr/ directory; for example:
./some-package-dist/
bin/
include/
lib/
lib64/
I have inspected these files to make sure that, if copied one by one from ./**/* to /usr/**/*, they would work just fine - assuming the directory structure could also be created automatically, too (as in, the necessary directory hierarchy hasn't been created yet).
What is the easiest way to 'install' them to the /usr/ directory without disrupting or corrupting any other existing files in the /usr/ directory?
software-installation file-copy
asked Jul 18 at 9:03
Qix
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I would install the complete application in an app folder i.e. /usr/local/appname/
– Raman Sailopal
Jul 18 at 11:42
This is essentially what the Coreutilsinstallprogram does - seeman install
– steeldriver
Jul 19 at 1:40
@RamanSailopal How does that solve anything?
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:29
@steeldriver I'm having trouble forming a proper command line for it - trying with an empty/tmp/usr/directory to test, nothing ever ends up in/tmp/usrbut theinstallcall returns 0. According to the man pages, something likeinstall -d -T ../usr ./should work, but nothing seems to happen.
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:30
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I have a software package that includes headers, libraries (including lib64/), a bin/ directory, etc. that all need to be copied into the /usr/ directory; for example:
./some-package-dist/
bin/
include/
lib/
lib64/
I have inspected these files to make sure that, if copied one by one from ./**/* to /usr/**/*, they would work just fine - assuming the directory structure could also be created automatically, too (as in, the necessary directory hierarchy hasn't been created yet).
What is the easiest way to 'install' them to the /usr/ directory without disrupting or corrupting any other existing files in the /usr/ directory?
software-installation file-copy
asked Jul 18 at 9:03
Qix
308311
I have a software package that includes headers, libraries (including lib64/), a bin/ directory, etc. that all need to be copied into the /usr/ directory; for example:
./some-package-dist/
bin/
include/
lib/
lib64/
I have inspected these files to make sure that, if copied one by one from ./**/* to /usr/**/*, they would work just fine - assuming the directory structure could also be created automatically, too (as in, the necessary directory hierarchy hasn't been created yet).
What is the easiest way to 'install' them to the /usr/ directory without disrupting or corrupting any other existing files in the /usr/ directory?
software-installation file-copy
asked Jul 18 at 9:03
Qix
308311
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asked Jul 18 at 9:03
Qix
308311
asked Jul 18 at 9:03
Qix
308311
asked Jul 18 at 9:03
Qix
308311
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I would install the complete application in an app folder i.e. /usr/local/appname/
– Raman Sailopal
Jul 18 at 11:42
This is essentially what the Coreutilsinstallprogram does - seeman install
– steeldriver
Jul 19 at 1:40
@RamanSailopal How does that solve anything?
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:29
@steeldriver I'm having trouble forming a proper command line for it - trying with an empty/tmp/usr/directory to test, nothing ever ends up in/tmp/usrbut theinstallcall returns 0. According to the man pages, something likeinstall -d -T ../usr ./should work, but nothing seems to happen.
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:30
add a comment |Â
I would install the complete application in an app folder i.e. /usr/local/appname/
– Raman Sailopal
Jul 18 at 11:42
This is essentially what the Coreutilsinstallprogram does - seeman install
– steeldriver
Jul 19 at 1:40
@RamanSailopal How does that solve anything?
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:29
@steeldriver I'm having trouble forming a proper command line for it - trying with an empty/tmp/usr/directory to test, nothing ever ends up in/tmp/usrbut theinstallcall returns 0. According to the man pages, something likeinstall -d -T ../usr ./should work, but nothing seems to happen.
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:30
I would install the complete application in an app folder i.e. /usr/local/appname/
– Raman Sailopal
Jul 18 at 11:42
I would install the complete application in an app folder i.e. /usr/local/appname/
– Raman Sailopal
Jul 18 at 11:42
This is essentially what the Coreutils
install program does - see man install– steeldriver
Jul 19 at 1:40
This is essentially what the Coreutils
install program does - see man install– steeldriver
Jul 19 at 1:40
@RamanSailopal How does that solve anything?
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:29
@RamanSailopal How does that solve anything?
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:29
@steeldriver I'm having trouble forming a proper command line for it - trying with an empty
/tmp/usr/ directory to test, nothing ever ends up in /tmp/usr but the install call returns 0. According to the man pages, something like install -d -T ../usr ./ should work, but nothing seems to happen.– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:30
@steeldriver I'm having trouble forming a proper command line for it - trying with an empty
/tmp/usr/ directory to test, nothing ever ends up in /tmp/usr but the install call returns 0. According to the man pages, something like install -d -T ../usr ./ should work, but nothing seems to happen.– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:30
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I would install the complete application in an app folder i.e. /usr/local/appname/
– Raman Sailopal
Jul 18 at 11:42
This is essentially what the Coreutils
installprogram does - seeman install– steeldriver
Jul 19 at 1:40
@RamanSailopal How does that solve anything?
– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:29
@steeldriver I'm having trouble forming a proper command line for it - trying with an empty
/tmp/usr/directory to test, nothing ever ends up in/tmp/usrbut theinstallcall returns 0. According to the man pages, something likeinstall -d -T ../usr ./should work, but nothing seems to happen.– Qix
Jul 19 at 6:30