Questions about making package

mocqueanh · 02-08-2008, 12:24 AM

When use makepkg command to make Slackware package, i cd to source code folder(i try makepkg with MPlayer, folder is: /Mydata/test/MPlayer), type
./configure --enable-gui
make
make install --prefix=/Mydata/test/MPlayer/build
(i do it as the tutorial on linuxpackages.net)
then: makepkg mplayer-custom-1.0.tgz

Package made done, i use: installpkg -warn mplayer-custom-1.0.tgz
The test result told me: file and folder of MPlayer will install to Root folder ( / )
And when after real installionwith own package, i cant use: gmplayer to call MPlayer (using bash shell). Then type: /gmplayer
will call MPlayer for me (because i guess MPlayer install to /, so i execute the gmplayer file to call MPlayer)

BTW, also about this thing, i have extra question: when i install a software from source, if i dont want to install it to default folder(usually is: /usr), i change to my installion folder: /opt by type: ./configure --prefix=/opt when compile it, also install done, but cant run it by normal command: gmplayer (fox example), always receive: command not found. I have to type /"path to executable file of software" to call. Why ?
I see some packages include dependencies for me, or include some extra for installion.How to add some additional to my package ? Example: i want to add skins for MPlayer package (by default, if install from source, i have to decompress skin to MPlayer after installion.) This question is for both commands: makepkg and src2pkg

And i've tried make package with src2pkg, i was successful with Gimp GAP package, but inside my gimp-gap.tgz, i dont see the file: doinst.sh file as many packages which i downloaded. But my own gim-gap.tgz installed well, no problem.

Can you test my gimp-gap package for me ?

Code:

http://www.mediafire.com/?2ayhzk15sz5

When use src2pkg command to create package, how to add comment for my package ? The default comment is: create by src2pkg, i want to change it

simcox1 · 02-08-2008, 02:32 AM

You could have a look at slackbuilds.org. You can look at their mplayer.SlackBuild to see how they built it. It might help you a bit.

http://slackbuilds.org/repository/12...media/MPlayer/

gnashley · 02-08-2008, 07:00 AM

"When use src2pkg command to create package, how to add comment for my package ? The default comment is: create by src2pkg, i want to change it"

You can change this by editing the file /etc/src2pkg/src2pkg.conf
right near the top there is a variable called SIGNATURE. Just uncomment the line(remove the '#' at thre beginning of the line) and change it to whatever you want like:
SIGNATURE="Packaged by mocqueanh"

If you are not getting any doinst.sh file created automatically, that means that no links are created by the installation. But, myn packages need some sort of doinst.sh script for other resons. Not all packages have them.

Below is a src2pkg build script for mplayer which may work for you. You'll need to change the SOURCE_NAME and VERSION if you are compiling some other version

Code:

#!/bin/bash
## src2pkg script for: 	mplayer
## src2pkg Copyright 2005-2007 Gilbert Ashley <amigo@ibilio.org>

SOURCE_NAME='MPlayer-1.0rc1.tar.bz2'
ALT_NAME='mplayer'
VERSION='1.0rc1'
ARCH='i486'
BUILD='2'
PRE_FIX='/usr'
# Any extra options go here
EXTRA_CONFIGS='--enable-gui --enable-gkt1'
# STD_FLAGS='-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686'

# Get the functions and configs
. /usr/libexec/src2pkg/FUNCTIONS ;

# do_all_processes can substitute these 16 steps:

pre_process
find_source
make_dirs
unpack_source
fix_source_perms

# configure_source
# compile_source

cd $SRC_DIR && ./configure --prefix=/$PRE_FIX --enable-gui --enable-gtk1
cd $SRC_DIR && make -i 1> /dev/null

fake_install

# remove these links which get created by the doinst.sh
rm -f $PKG_DIR/usr/man/man1/mencoder.1
rm -f $PKG_DIR/usr/bin/gmplayer

fix_pkg_perms
strip_bins
create_docs
compress_man_pages
make_description
make_doinst
make_package
post_process

# src2pkg - Copyright 2005-2007  Gilbert Ashley <amigo@ibiblio.org>

And here's the doinst.sh that goes with it:

Code:

( cd usr/bin ; rm -rf gmplayer )
( cd usr/bin ; ln -sf mplayer gmplayer )
( cd usr/lib ; rm -rf libdha.so.1 )
( cd usr/lib ; ln -sf libdha.so.1.0 libdha.so.1 )
( cd usr/man/man1 ; rm -rf mencoder.1.gz )
( cd usr/man/man1 ; ln -sf mplayer.1.gz mencoder.1.gz )

Just place the doinst.sh in the same directory with the source tarball and the src2pkg script and then run 'src2pkg -X'

mocqueanh · 02-08-2008, 07:19 AM

Thank you all, i went to slackbuilds.org, haven't read all tutorials yet, but this site look like providing build script for me to make package.

To make package for myself that dont need any helping script of other, Do i have to know C programming ? I'm not programmer, and even dont know C, just have a little knowledge of Python and Ruby.

Sorry for my bad English

bgeddy · 02-08-2008, 01:30 PM

If you want to build software from source then package it into a Slackware Package then no - you don't need to know C. There are lot of sites giving information on Slackware package creation so try Googling about.

Also you might find it useful to learn Bash scripting so you can create your own scripts and dissect Slackbuilds. Again Google is your friend here.

I you want to create the code for the software itself then yes, C/C++ is pretty much the language of choice.

pdw_hu · 02-08-2008, 02:00 PM

Just use 'make DESTDIR=/home/user/tempdir install'. 99% of the programs honor the DESTDIR parameter (and those who don't are usually really simple or very old programs which don't even deserve a package), so it will just install to that directory. From there you makepkg whatever.tgz.