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perrymok

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How to make package from a .tar.gz file? [SOLVED]

I am working with a java application and would like to install java downloaded from https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp with is a .tar.gz file.

I tried pacman -U the file and it gives me an error as it is not an AUR file, what can I do to make a package which is installable?

Files inside the .tar.gz inside: "bin  COPYRIGHT  lib  LICENSE  man  plugin  README  release  THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME-JAVAFX.txt  THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt  Welcome.html"

Thanks for helping me

Last edited by perrymok (2019-04-20 10:02:04)

jasonwryan

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Re: How to make package from a .tar.gz file? [SOLVED]

You write a PKGBUILD. But first, you search the AUR.

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Trilby

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Re: How to make package from a .tar.gz file? [SOLVED]

Make some effort to search:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PKGBUILD

Wait, that's just oracle's JRE.  Yeah, realy make some ... any effort to search:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Java

Last edited by Trilby (2019-04-20 04:14:21)

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Re: How to make package from a .tar.gz file? [SOLVED]

Why not use the official reference implementation of java which is openjdk?

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