Dependencies graph of Slackware

vineetmehta · 06-01-2021, 05:16 AM

I have tried to capture package dependencies from ChangeLog.txt of slackware64-current. By no means it would be 100% accurate, but a good start at least.

Please view the pdf file and use zoom to see details.

Regards,

Mark Pettit · 06-01-2021, 05:23 AM

Well done - and really nice to see Python3 making such a strong presence.

solarfields · 06-01-2021, 05:51 AM

looks like a protein interactome

oh, well...

chrisretusn · 06-01-2021, 09:14 AM

That was interesting. Thanks for sharing, how many sleepless night that that take to create.

vineetmehta · 06-01-2021, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisretusn

That was interesting. Thanks for sharing, how many sleepless night that that take to create.

As per my analysis, below packages remain most central, i.e. having considerable influence on other key packages (order highest to lowest).
1. python3
2. llvm
3. boost
4. gpgme
5. qt5
6. perl
7. net-snmp
8. ffmpeg

Following packages have most in-degree connections, meaning that lot of packages depend on them:
1. python3
2. openssl
3. libnsl
4. readline
5. icu4c

Following packages have most out-degree connections, meaning that they depend on many other packages:
1. ntp
2. calligra
3. python3
4. net-snmp

enine · 06-01-2021, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisretusn

That was interesting. Thanks for sharing, how many sleepless night that that take to create.

I would think it would be scripted?

vineetmehta · 06-01-2021, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by enine

I would think it would be scripted?

Yes, i first extracted dependencies from ChangeLog.txt using gawk and then used Gephi to create this graph. I am not able to open pastebin, else i would have pasted the gawk code.

enine · 06-01-2021, 02:28 PM

I had thought about doing similar with slackbuilds, script to parse all the .info files and keep track of the most needed to request included in the next version of Slackware.

solarfields · 06-01-2021, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by enine

I had thought about doing similar with slackbuilds, script to parse all the .info files and keep track of the most needed to request included in the next version of Slackware.

This may interest you:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...rg-4175470545/

I don't know what is the situation now, but Gabriel Magno started a project called SlackBuildsViz some 8 years ago:
https://github.com/gabrielmagno/SlackBuildsViz

I was quite interested in it, so even wrote a post in my blog:
https://slackalaxy.com/2013/07/28/pa...aphs-from-sbo/

chrisretusn · 06-01-2021, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by enine

I would think it would be scripted?

My bad I'm sure it worked as desired on the first try.