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Azmeen 06-15-2003 02:15 AM
Format of slack-desc file
 
I've composed a slack-desc file for packages I have created. However, the description never got displayed whenever I use pkgtool to try and install it. Can someone point out to me what's wrong? Here's one of my sample slack-desc file:

Code:
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make
# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to
# leave one space after the ':'.

      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
xdialog: Xdialog 2.0.6
xdialog:
xdialog: An application to convert any terminal based program into a program
xdialog: with an X-windows interface.
xdialog: Requires GTK+.
xdialog:
xdialog:
xdialog:
xdialog:
xdialog:
xdialog:

Azmeen 06-15-2003 09:18 PM
*bump!*

Come on, I know at least half of you guys know how to do this :)

Astro 06-15-2003 09:28 PM
hehe I'll be honest that I don't know how to do it! :D

Azmeen 06-16-2003 02:43 AM
Thanks anyway Astro... now will someone who does know please share this knowledge with me :)

Xgates 07-10-2003 03:38 AM
Having Problems Too
 
I have my slack-desc correct, and yet when running
installpkg it won't show any description of the package.
I even took one of the slack packs from the 9.0 cd and used a slack-desc from it, and put it in my /install direc without editiing it at all, and even as a default slack-desc it wouldn't show the description either from that slack pkg. What is wrong here ? I've been told there is a bug to installpkg when making
third party pkgs getting installpkg to show the descriptions.

Xgates 07-11-2003 12:13 AM
I GOT IT
 
Ok I finally slayed the dragon hehe, see the version of the tar I made: --> grub-0.92.i686-1.tgz the damm . after 92 was the problem you have to make it like this

grub-0.92-i686-1.tgz AHHHH peace at last :-)

watch those pkg names guys :lol:

Azmeen 07-11-2003 02:36 AM
Re: I GOT IT
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Xgates
Ok I finally slayed the dragon hehe, see the version of the tar I made: --> grub-0.92.i686-1.tgz the damm . after 92 was the problem you have to make it like this

grub-0.92-i686-1.tgz AHHHH peace at last :-)

watch those pkg names guys :lol:
You mean to tell me that the name of the tgz itself has an affect on the rendering of the slack-desc file?

Weird! But I'll try it anyway when I get home.


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