How to build package for VL7?

[hata_ph]

I have just install VL7-A4 on virtualbox and was wondering how to build packge for it?

[uelsk8s]

to start with i would download http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-7.0/iso-test/VL7.0-CORE-ALPHA-4.9.iso
maybe soon there will be a beta if we ever get all the major bugs figured.

there is sbbuilder and most of all the tools you will need to package away

[hata_ph]

sbbuilder? Not build using slackbuild script?

[uelsk8s]

sbbuilder? Not build using slackbuild script?

sbbuilder is a slackbuild script builder

Code:

sbbuilder --link=http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxde/files/lxdm/lxdm-0.3.0/lxdm-0.3.0.tar.gz

[budulay]

Once you've generated the SlackBuild with sbbuilder, you'll need to change this line:

Code:

makepkg -l y -c n $RELEASEDIR/$NAME-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD.tlz

to

Code:

makepkg -l y -c n $RELEASEDIR/$NAME-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD.txz

since the format for VL7 packages is txz.

[uelsk8s]

Once you've generated the SlackBuild with sbbuilder, you'll need to change this line:

Code:

makepkg -l y -c n $RELEASEDIR/$NAME-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD.tlz

to

Code:

makepkg -l y -c n $RELEASEDIR/$NAME-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD.txz

since the format for VL7 packages is txz.

Budulay,
I think you are using the wrong version of sbbuilder.

[toothandnail]

Once you've generated the SlackBuild with sbbuilder, you'll need to change this line:

Code:

makepkg -l y -c n $RELEASEDIR/$NAME-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD.tlz

to

Code:

makepkg -l y -c n $RELEASEDIR/$NAME-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD.txz

since the format for VL7 packages is txz.

Budulay,
I think you are using the wrong version of sbbuilder.

Ok, I'll bute. I'm still on alpha 4.1 (don't have time to reinstall at the moment). There is no sbbuilder in it, and I've been using either 0.4.11(VL7.0 build) or 0.4.12 (VL6.0) build. Both of those use .tlz for makepkg. Where do I find a more recent version?

Paul.

[budulay]

I was using the one that came with VL7 up to Alpha 4.6. Now I just got Alpha 4.9 installed which has sbbuilder-0.4.12.3-noarch-2vl70, but it doesn't work:

Code:

budulay7:$ sbbuilder --help
Can't locate Template.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/i486-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.12.2/i486-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.12.2 /usr/lib/perl5/5.12.2/i486-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.12.2 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at /usr/bin/sbbuilder line 137.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/sbbuilder line 137.

I'll also post this in the VL7 A4 feedback thread.

[stretchedthin]

@budulay
Posted an answer to your sbbuilder troubles here...http://forum.vectorlinux.com/index.php?topic=12673.msg79751#msg79751

[uelsk8s]

would be best to update to latest Alpha ASAP.

sbbuilder requires the Template perl module, we will include it in later ISO's for now run "cpan Template" as root

[budulay]

That did the trick.

Now it creates txz packages by default.