hello, how would i install i3 window manager on slackware current?

If it is the window manager you mean, try this
https://github.com/Ponce/slackbuilds...ent/desktop/i3

Otherwise I'd suggest you to try provide more information (i3 is not much)

yes the wm is what i meant. thank you

when i try to install perl-JSON-XS for i3 i get this error

Can't locate Canary/Stability.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Canary::Stability module) (@INC contains: /usr/local/lib64/perl5 /usr/local/share/perl5 /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5 /usr/share/perl5) at Makefile.PL line 4.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Makefile.PL line 4.

perl-JSON-XS:
Would you like to continue processing the rest of the
queue or would you like to abort? If this failed
package is a dependency of another package in the queue
then it may not make sense to continue.


this gives me this error when installing i3

# Failed test 'use AnyEvent::I3;'
# at t/00-load.t line 6.
# Tried to use 'AnyEvent::I3'.
# Error: Can't locate JSON/XS.pm in @INC (you may need to install the JSON::XS module) (@INC contains: /tmp/SBo/i3-4.18.3/AnyEvent-I3/blib/lib /tmp/SBo/i3-4.18.3/AnyEvent-I3/blib/arch /usr/local/lib64/perl5 /usr/local/share/perl5 /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5 /usr/share/perl5) at /tmp/SBo/i3-4.18.3/AnyEvent-I3/blib/lib/AnyEvent/I3.pm line 6.
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /tmp/SBo/i3-4.18.3/AnyEvent-I3/blib/lib/AnyEvent/I3.pm line 6.
# Compilation failed in require at t/00-load.t line 6.
# BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/00-load.t line 6.
Bailout called. Further testing stopped:
# Testing AnyEvent::I3 , Perl 5.032000, /usr/bin/perl5.32.0
# Looks like you failed 1 test of 1.
FAILED--Further testing stopped.
make: *** [Makefile:883: test_dynamic] Error 1

i3:


this is with the ponce repository? do you know how to fix this?

Did you install all the dependencies listed in the i3.info file?

"dmenu libev libxkbcommon xcb-util-xrm yajl perl-JSON-XS perl-AnyEvent"

And
"perl-Canary-Stability perl-Types-Serialiser" deps for perl-JSON-XS

Edit:
Make sure you install the listed dependencies in the same order they are listed in the .info file for each package

Thats the build order I get on current:
Note that the ones marked "installed" are already in current, so just skip over them (the total listed build order would be for 14.2).

Yes, you need to install the dependencies first. But working with SBo scripts by hand will drive you nuts (although you can learn how it all works too), but generally you want to use an SBo manager (sbopkg, sbotools, there are other options too). Whichever it is, you need to configure it to use Ponce's -current SBo repo.

For example, if you were using sbotools, you'd do:
and step through the prompts for the dependencies. After that, it will all build, and if nothings fails, you're done.

I've got a queue for i3-gaps. You can get one with sbopkg using
or

There's a Slackbuild. In my experience, must Slackbuilds for v. 14.2 also work on current.