Ubuntu package

[racb]

I've put together a quick Ubuntu package for Piano Booster.

https://launchpad.net/~racb/+archive/extra

You can install directly from this page or you can add the repository to keep up to date automatically (I'll try and keep up with releases).

[Louis B.]

Tim

Oh wow,
 
Thanks very much

It is probably best if I now take off the Ubuntu/Linux binary from the PB download page and put up a link to your package instead and also to the fedora PB package.

Is there any chance you could change the CMakeLists.txt so that 'make install' works by using the 'install -d' command? I believe that this will also help with the automatic generation of packages for future releases. I can also check into svn the "pianobooster.desktop" file used by the fedora package that may also be required by the Ubuntu package if that will help.
 
I have just posted to the development forum an email that I have received from Christian of the Fedora distribution with some information that may help.  

http://n2.nabble.com/Piano-Booster-fedora-package-td3052003.html

I am very keen to include in the source tree any changes needed to make this process easier next time.


By the way thanks for using the 0.6.2b version as it fixes a bug in 0.6.2. With this version it sounds cleaner without discord when you pause in follow mode.

Are there any instructions need to to be added to the download page to use your package?

Thanks

Louis

[racb]

I'm not Tim. Did you mean me or someone else called Tim?

> Is there any chance you could change the CMakeLists.txt so that 'make install' works by using the 'install -d' command?

Sorry, I have no idea how cmake works. I just had the package install the built pianobooster binary manually instead of using "make install".

> I am very keen to include in the source tree any changes needed to make this process easier next time.

From my point of view it should be very easy to follow new releases. I can't think of anything I need you to do in particular.

> Are there any instructions need to to be added to the download page to use your package?

There are two options - either a one-off install (easy) or by adding my PPA to your system (complicated, but then the system will automatically track updates).

To just do a one-off install "open up" the pianobooster arrow on the page I linked to and click on the package that corresponds to your own architecture (usually i386, or amd64 for 64-bit). From there you should just be able to follow the prompts.

To add my PPA to your system is a bit long winded as my signing key needs to be added too. There are instructions on the page (provided by launchpad.net) but I think they could be clearer and wouldn't recommend it to users who don't already do this.