Hi,

I am new to Linux. I did searched in forums but not able to find something useful. May be I didn't use the correct phrase.

Google is pointing me various article on this topic and nearest one that shows up is this one:
http://davidf.sjsoft.com/mirrors/mcm...andalones.html

Unfortunately download is not available.

I would like to start with simple example:

1. Create a "Hello world" executable.
2. Attach files to it.
3. Add the code in in "Hello" executable to extract the files to a custom location.

1st is simple.

For second, above mentioned article suggest that CArchive can be created using Python. It means you can create a CArchive using "hello" executable and other files. How do you do that using Python?

For 3rd, I need more info about the implementation using C.

Cheers

Prashant

Self extracting executables on Linux are more typically done using a self extracting shell script. You can use a tool such as makeself to bundle one up.

If you want to manipulate ELF formats in C, then the libelf library is useful.

Self-extracting executables are rare in Linux, they are mainly a Windows thing.

Linux typically uses packages, which are archives of the files plus some extra metadata, and they are installed using a special program called a package manager.