How to use the scripts?

Well, I assume that you are not a Slackware user or that you are just not used to make packages, so
I'll be a little more detailed than some people consier I should:

1. Download the SlackBuild (I recommend in /tmp)

2. Uncompress the SlackBuild (tar xvzf package-SlackBuild.tar.gz)

3. Enter the directory generated by tar (cd package-SlackBuild/ )

4. Download the source of the package intended for that SlackBuild,
   e.g. package-1.2.5.tar.gz or package-1.2.5.tar.bz2

   Note: The SlackBuilds so far will only search for .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 archives

5. Become superuser (su )

6. Give the file .SlackBuild execution permissions, e.g. chmod +x package.SlackBuild

7. Modify the package.SlackBuild script initial variables to fit the 'version' of your
   downloaded source.

   e.g. For package application_name-1.4.5.tar.gz or application_name-1.4.5.tar.bz2
	these variables should be as follows:

	PKGNAM=${PKGNAM:-application_name}
        VERSION=${VERSION:-1.4.5}

8. Your package will be generated (if everything went fine) inside: /tmp/SBo/
   with the name: application_name-version-arch-build_num.txz

   And should be installed with:
   installpkg application_name-version-arch-build_num.txz

   Removed with:
   removepkg application_name-version-arch-build_num.txz

   or (in the case that you do not have this file anymore)
   removepkg /var/log/packages/application_name-version-arch-build_num 

9. (Optional) You can see the files of each package through the Slackware Package management
   tool (pkgtool), as root.



Note:
If anything here is not clear enough, plese let me know.



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Jose P. Espinal
http://www.eslackware.com