sbopkg: sbo package builder from source (bis2)

[francois]

sbopkg or sbo package builder from source is a very interesting slackware utility. It comes with a very nice gui interface sbopkg_gui.

This is a porteus 5.0 update on sbokpg and on sbopkg_gui.

An original porteus thread on the sbokpg topic is here and a second one on some tentative exploration with the software:
Sbopkg package manager
bis: sbopkg and its gui sbopkg_gui to build from source easily
Interesting historically, but also pointing to interesting threads on the topic.

The present thread is intended as a summary of the above threads information.

Definition.
Sbopkg is a an utility that enables packages build from the SlackBuilds.org repository. It is said to be ncurses-based. Curses library, or a compatible library such as Ncurses, is designed to facilitate GUI-like functionality on a text-only device.

Use.
Once the utility is installed all you have is to issue the following command to get into the gui:

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bash-4.1# sbopkg

Each time you use sbopkg you should begin with Sync before building a package.

The site for sbopkg:
http://sbopkg.org/

Download the file and tgz2xzm it:
https://github.com/sbopkg/sbopkg/releas ... -1_wsr.tgz

Major article on sbopkg by Drew Ames (2008) on Linux.com:
https://www.linux.com/news/sbopkg-provi ... slackware/

Dependency resolution under sbopkg with sqg -p command
https://sbopkg.org/queues.php
I am not familiar with that integrated feature of sbopkg.

Gui interface for sbopkg:
sbopkg gui

The author information on sobpkg_gui:
http://gernot-walzl.at/Slackware/sbopkg_gui/



Howto install sbopkg_gui on porteus 5.0
sbopkg gui

Feedback appreciated.

[francois]

Updated to include more recent information on the gui interface sbopkg_gui.

[francois]

Updated: included information on sqg command which adds dependency resolution under sbopkg.

[beny]

hi, sqg -p or -a,you can use to build a queue of packages dependecies,useful if you have to build packages via sbopkg ncurses,but if you have the sbopkg_gui don't need to build it the software try to manage deps in auto mode.

[francois]

@beny:

That is great. So using the sbopkg_gui no need for sqg.

Thanks for your lights.

[beny]

hi francois use sbopkg_gui to build zoom,and see how is working on packages build the name is
zoom-linux

[francois]

I am on travel at a friends' place with my second linux box a toshiba laptop. sbopkg_gui is not installed. I should have made a module with what we have done.