OS X Installer

[Michel Fortin]

On 2009-08-07 08:05:04 -0400, Jacob Carlborg <doob at me.com> said:

> On 8/3/09 14:32, Anders F Björklund wrote:
>> Michel Fortin wrote:
>>>> I think I like /usr/local best.
>>> 
>>> I like /usr/local best too.
>> 
>> The objection (if any) was mostly about "/usr/local/dmd/osx/bin"
>> vs /usr/local/bin, but using /usr/local/{dmd,dmd2} should be OK.
> 
> I was thinking about using /usr/local/{dmd,dmd2} and then create 
> symlinks to /usr/local/bin. But that will create problems with the 
> dmd.conf because it also needs a symlink in /usr/local/bin and then the 
> conf file for dmd and dmd1 will conflict.

The solution is to create a "symlink program" and drop it in 
/usr/local/bin. I know it works; I wrote one to do just that:

	#include <unistd.h>

	int main(unsigned int argc, char **argv) {
		argv[0] = "/usr/local/dmd/osx/bin/dmd";
		execv("/usr/local/dmd/osx/bin/dmd", argv);
	}

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Michel Fortin
michel.fortin at michelf.com
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