Convert a Python installer to a .deb?

Scott listboi at angrykeyboarder.com
Thu May 4 03:32:47 UTC 2006


On 05/02/2006 01:51 PM, Kevin C. Smith spake thusly:

>> I just downloaded a tarball which I'd assumed was source code.  The
>> program is written in Python and there is  a script for installing it.
>> The README says to run the script to install.
>
> Try using "checkinstall". Works for me.
>

Well that's what I normally do with "regular" source code that has no
installer script (after ./configure and make).  I wasn't sure if I could
do it in this case (i.e.  checkinstall script name.py).




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