Hi everybody.

Lately I've trying to install some programs using slackbuilds but I'm always getting the same error.

The first time this happened I was trying to install code::blocks, so I thought the problem was just with that Slackbuild, but now that I'm trying to install rar, I get the same error.

I don't know if this could have something to do, but I moved the /tmp folder to RAM (adding it to fstab), so it could get cleaned each time my pc boots, I did that cause it was getting full of lots of temporary files of slackbuilds I had already installed but hadn't got erased despite being a lot of time there...

Do you know what may cause this error?

Thank you in advance...

D you have enough RAM?

This sounded like it could be the problem, so I just erased /tmp on RAM from fslist, rebooted, but still have the same problem...
Don't you know what else could it be? what is the meaning of those random characters?

It's hard to say, you need to be a more specific. What steps do you take and what are the results.
Btw. do you have a dependency wxPython correctly installed ?

Yes, I installed it, it's the only dependency that code::blocks seems to have according to Slackbuilds.org

When I install a package, I follow these steps:

-Download source and slackbuild
-uncompress the slackbuild with tar -zxvf
-Move the source into the folder which results of the mentioned uncompression.
-use "su"
-use "chmod o+x filename.Slackbuild"
-use ./filename.Slackbuild"
UNTIL HERE EVERYTHING FINE, THE PROBLEM IS WHEN.
-slackpkg install /tmp/SBo/filename.tgz <------------------- At this point is when I get the already mentioned error...

Go read step 4 here: http://slackbuilds.org/howto/

slackpkg is for keeping up-to-date with the Slackware repository. For Slackbuilds, just use installpkg, upgradepkg, and removepkg.

try to use "su -"

Try using "installpkg /tmp/SBo/filename.tgz" after becoming root with "su -" (note the dash). Slackpkg is not meant to install random packages. It only works with packages in the official Slackware repository.

Eric

For what it's worth, all you need to do to get rid of those files left over in the /tmp directory is to delete everything in the /tmp/SBo/ directory after the binary .tgz (or .txz) file is created. You do not need that stuff after the binary package is installed.

If you are careful and feel brave, just put this line in (created and made executable)
/etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown

The error you are seeing is that you need to use slackpkg in a way that that it can use local packages. The correct command to use is therefore:

The key is to use "file:" to use a locally built package.

edit) in case the above doesn't work with native slackpkg....it might be that you need slackpkg+ for this to work.

This was the problem. god, this is what happens when one stops using slackware for 6 months and doesn't read again the instructions for the commands one has forgotten. Thank you really much...

I will try what the others say for erasing the /tmp folder each time...


Thank y'all.