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mr.se7en

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How Is A Program Compiled Into A Folder Like usr/bin in tar.gz

when i view package for example a archlinux package(tar.gz) i see that the package is put into folders like usr/bin. what are the scripts that compile the program into those folders.

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Re: How Is A Program Compiled Into A Folder Like usr/bin in tar.gz

Arch uses makepkg to build packages. This "installs" the build files into a fakeroot directory ($pkgdir), and then creates a tarball containing this directory. What gets "installed" to the $pkgdir folder depends on the upstream project and the package maintainer.

See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Creating_packages

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