[fpc-pascal] Re: creating a standalone executable(eg: applicationinstallation file)

[Paul Nicholls]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graeme Geldenhuys" <graemeg.lists at gmail.com>
To: "FPC-Pascal users discussions" <fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [fpc-pascal] Re: creating a standalone executable(eg: 
applicationinstallation file)


> Paul Nicholls wrote:
>>
>> http://www.franzone.com/2008/08/14/how-to-create-a-bash-install-script/
>
> Thanks Paul. I guess the author of that website didn't know about 
> Makeself,
> which automates the exact same procedure he does manually.
>
> Either way, that seems to be the popular way of distributing applications
> in a distro independent manner.
>
> The installer I'm working on will probably start as a script, unpack 
> itself
> and then figure out if it should run the Console setup or the GUI setup -
> depending if X11 is available and running. This will also allow me to pick
> the correct setup for the architecture (32bit or 64bit install, *BSD or
> Linux binary etc).
>
> So far my GUI setup is looking pretty neat and is completely configurable
> at runtime using a setup.xml file. Later I'll create a "install builder"
> which will generate that setup.xml file for the user/developer.
>
> Regards,
>  - Graeme -

Nice! I would be interested in this myself as I want to start Linux (Ubuntu) 
programming with freepascal/Lazarus, and some sort of install system would 
be great :)

I'm trying to get a game I've made working under Linux now (Is currently 
Win32 ATM).

cheers,
Paul