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ChaManO

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From: Pozuelo de Alarcón

Registered: 2015-09-22

Posts: 29

Unpacking .run file

Hello,

I'm writing a PKGBUILD to install Microchip's XC16 C Compiler. The software is distributed in a .run file, and my problem is that it's hardwired to create the /opt/microchip/xclm directory and installing there. The .run file ignores the --prefix argument.

I was wondering if there is a clever way of tricking the installer into unpacking itself into a directory of my choice, so that I can then install the files manually into a standard directory.

The file in question comes from https://www.microchip.com/mplabxc16linux

Many thanks for your time.

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,925

Re: Unpacking .run file

I'm not certain if it ignores that setting, but the installer does expect to be run with root rights.
For testing I gave it write rights on /opt/microchip folder, but that's not enough.

Fortunately others have already found  a solution .
Search AUR for microchip or mplab .

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