Where did you find shar? I wanted to look at it but it's just not part of the RHEL/Fedora tool chain.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Geoffrey Myers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">Derek Atkins wrote:<br>
> Ed,<br>
><br>
> Ed Cashin <<a href="mailto:ecashin@noserose.net">ecashin@noserose.net</a>> writes:<br>
><br>
>> That looks neat, but I don't have time to read it now, so I'm wondering why<br>
>> not use the existing "shar" utility.<br>
><br>
> I believe the OP wanted more than just "unpack". Â The self-extracting<br>
> code provided in the other link lets you write an arbitrary<br>
> pre-install/post-install script that runs as part of the installation!<br>
> It's pretty sweet! Â I've used that structure before and it's quite<br>
> powerful as a way to distribute programs.<br>
<br>
</div>I actually was able to use shar to accomplish my goal. Â I first used<br>
shar to create the archive of the data, then I hand edited the shell<br>
archive to perform the tasks I needed. Â Worked like a charm.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
><br>
> [snip]<br>
><br>
> -derek<br>
><br>
>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Jim Kinney <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Â Â This is what you are looking for:<br>
>><br>
>> Â Â <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005818" target="_blank">http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005818</a><br>
>><br>
>> Â Â Very slick and very, very useful.<br>
>><br>
>> Â Â Self-extracting bash script.<br>
>><br>
>> Â Â On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Geoffrey Myers <<br>
>> Â Â <a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Â Â Â Â So, I'm trying to simplify an install process for a small group of<br>
>> Â Â Â Â developers. Â I want them to be able to simply run a script that<br>
>> Â Â Â Â contains<br>
>> Â Â Â Â the payload of software to be installed.<br>
>><br>
>> Â Â Â Â I recall being able to do this with something called a shell archive?<br>
>><br>
>> Â Â Â Â It must be able to do more then just populate a directory tree though.<br>
>><br>
>> Â Â Â Â Any suggestions???<br>
>><br>
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