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howtos:slackware_admin:building_a_package [2023/12/14 11:39 (UTC)] – mozeshowtos:slackware_admin:building_a_package [2023/12/14 11:43 (UTC)] (current) – mozes
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 appname: appname:
 </file> </file>
-The "appname" string must *exactly* match the application name portion of the Slackware package (for example, a package titled "gaim-1.5-i486-1.tgz" must have a slack-desc file with the <appname> string of "gaim: " rather than "Gaim: " or "GAIM: " or something else.+The "appname" string must *exactly* match the application name portion of the Slackware package (for example, a package titled "gaim-1.5-i486-1.txz" must have a slack-desc file with the <appname> string of "gaim: " rather than "Gaim: " or "GAIM: " or something else.
  
 The first line must show the application name followed by a short description (enclosed in parentheses). The first line must show the application name followed by a short description (enclosed in parentheses).
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 Create the actual package: Create the actual package:
 <code>cd /tmp/build <code>cd /tmp/build
-makepkg ../app-version-arch-tag.tgz</code>+makepkg ../app-version-arch-tag.txz</code>
  
 //(The dashes should appear as above, so if the version has a subversion like say "1.0 RC2" make sure you use 1.0_RC2 not 1.0-RC2. The arch should be something like "i486" for example. The tag should consist of the build number and your initals, e.g. 1zb for Zaphod Beeblebrox's first build, 2zb for his second build, etc.  Official slackware packages have only numbers as tags.)// //(The dashes should appear as above, so if the version has a subversion like say "1.0 RC2" make sure you use 1.0_RC2 not 1.0-RC2. The arch should be something like "i486" for example. The tag should consist of the build number and your initals, e.g. 1zb for Zaphod Beeblebrox's first build, 2zb for his second build, etc.  Official slackware packages have only numbers as tags.)//
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 If all went well, you can now install the package. If all went well, you can now install the package.
  cd ..  cd ..
- installpkg app-version-arch-tag.tgz+ installpkg app-version-arch-tag.txz
  
  
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 make install DESTDIR=$(pwd)/PACKAGE make install DESTDIR=$(pwd)/PACKAGE
 cd $(pwd)/PACKAGE cd $(pwd)/PACKAGE
-makepkg -l y -c n ../app-version-arch-tag.tgz +makepkg -l y -c n ../app-version-arch-tag.txz 
-installpkg ../app-version-arch-tag.tgz</code>+installpkg ../app-version-arch-tag.txz</code>
  
 Of course, you will have a package without description, (probably) uncompressed man pages and unstripped binaries. Of course, you will have a package without description, (probably) uncompressed man pages and unstripped binaries.

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