Just a quick installpkg question

Cultist · 06-12-2010, 07:39 PM

Does installpkg work for any .tar.gz source file, or does it have to be specifically prepared to work with installpkg?

Like, will

Code:

installpkg whatever-1.0.tar.gz

install whatever tarball I happen to download somewhere?

at my work computer so I can't check for myself atm.

damgar · 06-12-2010, 07:41 PM

No. Installpkg works on slackware packages which are compiled binaries, not source. Run a slackbuild script and it will build the package. Then you use installpkg.

dugan · 06-12-2010, 07:41 PM

It has to be specifically prepared to work with installpkg.

The program that does what you're describing (build source packages into Slackware packages) is src2pkg.

tmfizzle · 06-12-2010, 07:43 PM

is src2pkg in slackware 13.1?

Cultist · 06-12-2010, 07:45 PM

so

Code:

src2pkg whatever-1.0.tar.gz
installpkg [whatever file that produced]

will install the software?
no need to do the manual make install thing?

dive · 06-13-2010, 02:46 AM

That will work, but it's always a good idea to have a look on slackbuilds.org to see if someone has made a slackbuild script for the software you want to install already. It's always better to do that rather than use src2pkg, as good as it is. JMO.