Matt-
…or do I have to ALWAYS install my progs to test them as if I
was a beta-tester? For example…
i have mastered this my self yet. but i think you app is going to need
some kind of configure script and make file. i would start with
learning make files. autoconf isnt that bad. automake is not going to
be easy. i would suggest using config.h for compile time options such
as the path your data. and the configure script can set it when run.
also, an an option so the user can specify (if run from the terminal)
another method might be to use a shell script to call the app. open
office does this.
btw, i am not an expert at this. i am still learning auto tools my
self.
also, look at the source of other small programs too. i recall using
hddtemp in linux, and that has a configure option and runtime option to
tell it where the temperature data base is. default is
in /usr/share/hddtemp. but can also be in /usr/local/share/hddtemp.
and you need your app to be in the root file system. you might
install it to ~/myapp/ that way you dont need root to install it.
some ideas. if anyone disagrees, please let me know.
matt