Thursday, January 19
UAPH - The Ugly Absolute Path Hack
Many apps in linux are coded using absolute paths, never a good idea really
This can cause a lot of trouble when trying to package an app into a cmg
Introducing the 'Ugly Absolute Path Hack'
We compile the path to /tmp/app-name-version-guid
We then alter the wrapper to soft link at run time /tmp/app-name-guid to the mounted location of the cmg.
And there you go you have an absolute path you can referance off of.
NOTE: This is no way even near 'best practice' but it does help to get some packages working as a last ditch no other options left hack
This can cause a lot of trouble when trying to package an app into a cmg
Introducing the 'Ugly Absolute Path Hack'
We compile the path to /tmp/app-name-version-guid
We then alter the wrapper to soft link at run time /tmp/app-name-guid to the mounted location of the cmg.
And there you go you have an absolute path you can referance off of.
NOTE: This is no way even near 'best practice' but it does help to get some packages working as a last ditch no other options left hack
# posted by KillerKiwi @ 1:34 pm 
