Re: [gtk-list] distribution format

[Erik Mouw <J A K Mouw its tudelft nl>]

On Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:00:51 -0800 (PST), Craig Emery wrote:
> I just wanted to ask what's the best way to distribute
> a build version of gtk?
> 
> Obviously gtk-config will supply details of where I
> stated with configure --prefix
> 
> I don't have access to /usr/local or anywhere else
> reasonable so I've installed my copy into /opt/gnu/gtk
> and /opt/gnu/glib
> 
> I'd like to make a release of this build for other AIX
> users but have so far just tar'ed up those
> directories.

AFAIK, there are just a couple of places in an installed GTK where an
absolute path is used: the *-config scripts and one or two header files.
Install your GTK stuff at /opt/gnu, tar them from /opt/gnu, this is your
GTK distribution. If somebody else wants to install it, he untars it in
(for example) /usr/local, edits the *-config scripts and the header files
and everything works like before.

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.


Erik

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