make

[Sean]

I use "go"(shell) scripts for make especially when i want more then the
default options. It makes it really easy if you have to recompile
something like like apache and add a new feature or remove one, you dont
have to type out all the --option-this crap and worry about syntax on the
third time trying to compile something. 

Packages are good too if your not going x-platform with them and a better
bet since you only have to compile once. 


On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Dan Nguyen wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 12:12:27AM -0400, Daniel R . Kilbourne wrote:
> > I need to install a specific app on several different servers, and
> > want to automat it as much as possible. Now, the process I go through
> > is
> 
> This is why packaged systems are really nice.  You just create the
> package and install it on every system.
> 
> > 1) tar -zxvf file.tar.gz
> > 2) ./configure/make/make install
> > 3) create an associated .conf file
> > 4) killall the old version
> > 5) start the new version with the new .conf
> > 
> > does anyone know how I can modify the existing source I have to do
> > this in one step, or can at least point me in the right direction?
> 
> Don't modify the source.  Make a shell script which assuming all your
> servers are layed out the same way.  Can automate everything.
> 
> You can have it do steps 1 through 5, just by running one command.
> You'll just need to copy the shell script and the tarball.
> 
> More info on shell scripts can be found at
> http://www.msu.edu/~pfaffben look for his shell programming tutorial. 
> 
> -- 
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