01-03-2011
invoking non-standard program in linux
I have a program R installed on Ubuntu under /usr/bin/R. I also have a different version installed under /home/user/R. I would like to invoke the locally installed program temporarily. How can I do this automatically by running a script and then switching to the default program?
thanks,
SM
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dh_bugfiles
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NAME
dh_bugfiles - install bug reporting customization files into package build directories
SYNOPSIS
dh_bugfiles [-A] [debhelperoptions]
DESCRIPTION
dh_bugfiles is a debhelper program that is responsible for installing bug reporting customization files (bug scripts and/or bug control
files and/or presubj files) into package build directories.
FILES
debian/package.bug-script
This is the script to be run by the bug reporting program for generating a bug report template. This file is installed as
usr/share/bug/package in the package build directory if no other types of bug reporting customization files are going to be installed
for the package in question. Otherwise, this file is installed as usr/share/bug/package/script. Finally, the installed script is given
execute permissions.
debian/package.bug-control
It is the bug control file containing some directions for the bug reporting tool. This file is installed as
usr/share/bug/package/control in the package build directory.
debian/package.bug-presubj
The contents of this file are displayed to the user by the bug reporting tool before allowing the user to write a bug report on the
package to the Debian Bug Tracking System. This file is installed as usr/share/bug/package/presubj in the package build directory.
OPTIONS
-A, --all
Install debian/bug-* files to ALL packages acted on when respective debian/package.bug-* files do not exist. Normally, debian/bug-*
will be installed to the first package only.
SEE ALSO
/usr/share/doc/reportbug/README.developers.gz
debhelper(1)
This program is a part of debhelper.
AUTHOR
Modestas Vainius <modestas@vainius.eu>
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