Format of slack-desc file

Azmeen · 06-15-2003, 03:15 AM

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, 10:18 PM

*bump!*

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

Astro · 06-15-2003, 10:28 PM

hehe I'll be honest that I don't know how to do it!

Azmeen · 06-16-2003, 03:43 AM

Thanks anyway Astro... now will someone who does know please share this knowledge with me

Xgates · 07-10-2003, 04:38 AM

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, 01:13 AM

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, 03:36 AM

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.