How to convert code from doinst.sh to pinstall.sh? (Solved)

[RSH]

Hi.

Below is a code snippet from a doinst.sh script taken from a .txz package.

Precise's bash could not execute this script (after making it executable). It complains a directory not found.

The missing / in front of the usr/bin parts is the problem.

Since I do usually NOT know, what content such doinst.sh script might include, I'm searching for a quick/short solution to transform these lines into lines that can be executed in bash in precise.

Any hints?

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( cd usr/bin ; rm -rf jack_disconnect )
( cd usr/bin ; ln -sf jack_connect jack_disconnect )
( cd usr/lib ; rm -rf libjackserver.so.0 )
( cd usr/lib ; ln -sf libjackserver.so.0.1.0 libjackserver.so.0 )
( cd usr/lib ; rm -rf libjack.so.0 )
( cd usr/lib ; ln -sf libjack.so.0.1.0 libjack.so.0 )
( cd usr/lib ; rm -rf libjack.so )
( cd usr/lib ; ln -sf libjack.so.0.1.0 libjack.so )
( cd usr/lib ; rm -rf libjackserver.so )
( cd usr/lib ; ln -sf libjackserver.so.0.1.0 libjackserver.so )

[stemsee]

geany search and replace!

find: usr/bin
replace in whole document with: /usr/bin

Is that what you mean?

[RSH]

Thanks for your tip, but this wasn't what I was looking for.

Currently I'm working on an extension for the PaDS Application, which can merge .pet and .deb files into a single .sfs file. Just want to add option to include .txz files into this process, so it can build SFS Modules for Slacko from .txz and .pet files.

So I was looking for a bash code snippet that would turn the above shown code into something that can be executed by bash.

Just played a little since I've had done my post - and found a solution.

Will offer this with an update of PaDS or even PaDTS...

Solved.

[01micko]

As soon as the .t?z archive is unpacked just execute

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sh install/doinst.sh

... as long as you are at "/", or just source it.

If you really want to convert to a pinstall.sh just mv it to "/", rename, insert a shebang with sed or bash or your favourite scripting language, make executable and you are good... but that's the hard way.

The path will work as relative if you are at "/" instead of absolute. Doesn't matter.

[RSH]

As soon as the .t?z archive is unpacked just execute

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sh install/doinst.sh

... as long as you are at "/", or just source it.

If you really want to convert to a pinstall.sh just mv it to "/", rename, insert a shebang with sed or bash or your favourite scripting language, make executable and you are good... but that's the hard way.

The path will work as relative if you are at "/" instead of absolute. Doesn't matter.

Thanks!

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