[virt-tools-list] really executable installs

[Gene Czarcinski]

On 04/07/2013 12:40 PM, Gene Czarcinski wrote:
> Currently, all "installs" on the current master (gtk3) branch are 
> broken. That is, any install using "autobuild.sh",  rpm, or running 
> python setup.py install.
>
> The problems:
>
> 1. setup.py does not include "virtcli" as one of the directories in 
> the data_files list.
>
> 2.  Using a fixed path at build time for the wrapper files produces 
> pathnames that do not work.
>
> I am not sure what to correct fix is here.
>
> Using a relative pathname ("../share/virt-manger/<whatever>") works 
> "sometimes".  Not using a wrapper at all and simply using a symbolic 
> link in /usr/bin to the above relative pathname does seem to work.
>
> I have my current updates working in the virtual-manager-git-clone 
> directory but I wanted to make sure that the stuff would actually work 
> when installed ... that is when I found out "oops".
>
> I did notice that my_build_icons ignores cliconfig.icon_dir.
>
> BTW, there are two separate lists that seem to address the same 
> thing.  scripts[] and cmds[] in my_build().
>
> I will be happy to continue working on this but I need some guidance 
> here.
>
>
A bit of a hack but I have a proposed solution which will be submitted 
later today (hopefully).  Initial testing says it works but I want to do 
some additional testing.

Gene