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diff --git a/source/d/slacktrack/slacktrack-project/docs/SLACKDTXT.examples b/source/d/slacktrack/slacktrack-project/docs/SLACKDTXT.examples new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9a57620a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/d/slacktrack/slacktrack-project/docs/SLACKDTXT.examples @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +########################################################################## +# Document: SLACKDTXT.examples +# Purpose : Provide examples of how one may use slackdtxt +# Author..: Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware.com> +# Version : 1.00 +# Date....: 02-Mar-2003 +########################################################################### + +1.0 Building ProFTPD from Slackware's source directory + -------------------------------------------------- + +In this example, I have my slackware-current source tree +stored in the directory ' /data2 ' + +I want to compile ProFTPD using Slackware's SlackBuild script, but I want +to move the package from /tmp (where SlackBuild stores it) +into my Slackware binary directory + /data2/slackware-current/slackware/n/ +and I also want to create a .txt description file in the same binary directory. + + 1. Enter the slackware-current source directory + -------------------------------------------- + + meths [proftpd] # pwd + /data2/slackware-current/source/n/proftpd + meths [proftpd] # ls + _proftpd.tar.gz etc proftpd-1.2.7.tar.bz2 proftpd-1.2.7.tar.bz2.asc proftpd.SlackBuild slack-desc + + + 2. Compile ProFTPd using the supplied SlackBuild script. + ----------------------------------------------------- + + meths [proftpd] # ./proftpd.SlackBuild + + [ .. snip lots of text as the package is compiled and built .. ] + + Our proftpd package is built in /tmp as this is where SlackBuild stores it. + + meths [proftpd] # ls -l /tmp/proftpd-1.2.7-i386-1.tgz + -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 503169 Mar 3 00:43 /tmp/proftpd-1.2.7-i386-1.tgz + meths [proftpd] # + + + 3. Create the .txt file and move the package into the binary distribution directory + --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + meths [proftpd] # slackdtxt -d /data2/slackware-current/slackware/n/ /tmp/proftpd-1.2.7-i386-1.tgz + slackdtxt: Copying package to destination directory ....done + slackdtxt: Verifying the version of the package in the destination directory ....done + slackdtxt: Attempting to extract install/slack-desc from the package ....done + slackdtxt: proftpd-1.2.7-i386-1.txt created + slackdtxt: Deleting the original package ....done + meths [proftpd] # + + In this instance I have extracted the slack-desc file from the /tmp/proftpd-1.2.7-i386-1.tgz + package. Because I was in the source directory, I could have used the local slack-desc + file and saved the overhead of having to untar. In order to do this I could have done: + + # slackdtxt -d /data2/slackware-current/slackware/n/ -s slack-desc /tmp/proftpd-1.2.7-i386-1.tgz + + +Example 2: Creating .txt files from a bunch of packages + -------------------------------------------- + +In this example, I have built a number of packages already. They are +stored in my binary distribution directory (/data2/slackware-current/slackware) +but the packages do not have corresponding .txt files. + +I will use slackdtxt to create .txt files in the same directory as the package files. + + + 1. Enter the slackware-current binary distribution directory + ========================================================== + + meths [n] # pwd + /data2/slackware-current/slackware/n + + These are the packages I have built previously. + + meths [n] # ls + htdig-3.1.6-i386-2.tgz mod_ssl-2.8.12_1.3.27-i386-1.tgz mutt-1.4i-i386-1.tgz wget-1.8.2-i386-2.tgz + meths [n] # + + 2. Create .txt files for all corresponding package files + ===================================================== + + meths [n] # slackdtxt *.tgz + slackdtxt: Attempting to extract install/slack-desc from the package ....done + slackdtxt: htdig-3.1.6-i386-2.txt created + slackdtxt: Attempting to extract install/slack-desc from the package ....done + slackdtxt: mod_ssl-2.8.12_1.3.27-i386-1.txt created + slackdtxt: Attempting to extract install/slack-desc from the package ....done + slackdtxt: mutt-1.4i-i386-1.txt created + slackdtxt: Attempting to extract install/slack-desc from the package ....done + slackdtxt: wget-1.8.2-i386-2.txt created + + meths [n] # ls + htdig-3.1.6-i386-2.tgz mod_ssl-2.8.12_1.3.27-i386-1.tgz mutt-1.4i-i386-1.tgz wget-1.8.2-i386-2.tgz + htdig-3.1.6-i386-2.txt mod_ssl-2.8.12_1.3.27-i386-1.txt mutt-1.4i-i386-1.txt wget-1.8.2-i386-2.txt + meths [n] # + + All .txt files are now created. + + |