[gomd-devel] Re: <BUG> library installation

[Gian Paolo Ghilardi]

Hi all.

Maybe I've found a solution.

- I've just created a new installation script, install.sh, (that checks for
root privileges).
  So you can compile as normal user but if you want to install gomd you'll
need root privileges to run  properly ./install.sh
- Moreover ./compile.sh has a new cmd line option "--with-libgtop" => the
program will use Makefile.with_libgtop directly, without asking anything.
  Useful for automated compilation (like ebuilds).
- Gomd now is installed and run from /usr/bin.
- Conf files are installed in new /etc/gomd directory.
  This break autotests (because gomd searches files in /etc/gomd and not in
the source directories => gomd must be installed => this bug will be solved
ASAP).
- README file was updated to reflect the changes.

CVS code is updated.

I need comments/criticisms/hints/...

Byez.

PS: roeles: I know some infos are duplicated. But this fact allows users to
use gomd even if oM is not installed/started... ;)

<rejected>


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthias Rechenburg" <address@hidden>
To: "Gian Paolo Ghilardi" <address@hidden>; "gomd developers mailing list"
<address@hidden>
Cc: "Max Fierro" <address@hidden>; "Marco Marocco"
<address@hidden>; "Mirko Caserta" <address@hidden>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: <BUG> library installation


> Ciao,
>
> On Samstag 23 August 2003 02:04, Gian Paolo Ghilardi wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > Michael  "tantive" (sorry, I don't know his surname) posted a bug on
> > Savannah's (same bug signaled me by CaloRE).
> >
> > PROBLEM: libgomd library needs root privileges for being installed.
>
> right, i do not see this as a real problem.
> Many projects are using autoconf and you can run something like :
>  ./configure --prefix=/usr
> to install the libs/bins into the common directories.
> As discussed and decided by us we do not want to use autoconf
> (http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/889/ ;)
> so our libs/bins will be installed in /usr/lib and /usr/sbin and root
> privileges are required.
>
> If a "user" would like to play with our stuff he/she could simply
> just "make" it and use LD_PRELOAD/LD_LIBRARY_PATH to
> use them.
>
> The other possiblility is to e.g. provide another target in the
> Makefiles like:
>   make installuser
> which will install the stuff either in /usr/local or in the user home
> dir (what do you think is better ? to my mind the home dir )
>
> >
> > How can we install the library without root permissions?
> > <<AND/OR>>
>
> e.g. in the users /home dir
>
> > Should we add a note in compile.sh to warn the user about the privileges
> > requirement?
>
> to my mind the root should be a requirement for the compile.sh.
> If a user wants to play with it he/she can compile him/herself.
>
> >
> > I've just tried with "install" tool, "sudo" program, etc... but these
are
> > only (ugly) workarounds...
>
> yep, agree, i do not like them either.
>
> >
> > Any idea?
> >
> > Byez.
> >
> > <rejected>
>
> have fun,
>
> Matt
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