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Do you realize that Slackware comes with a script called "makepkg" to make
slackware packages?

On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Shaun Oliver wrote:

> Hi guys,
> I've found a little toy that's help me to be able to create packages for
> slackware.
> I don't know if you'll find this useful or not bit I've decided to share
> it with you all as I've found it invalueable.
> all u need to do is the following.
> gunzip the file track.gz
> make it executable by doing chmod 755 track.
> make sure you're root when doing this.
> move it to whereever you're executable path is.
> then run track init.
> then track pre
> install the app u want to turn into a package.
> then run track post
> then track diff
> after that, run track display
> this will allow u to see where your app has been installed to.
> then as root, make a build directory.
> and then make the appropriate directories relating to that app inthe build
> directory.
> then for slack users run the makepkg utility and follow the prompts.
> I hope this helps some.
>
>
> Shaun..
>
>
> Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft ... and the
> only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor.
>                 -- Wernher von Braun.
> email: shauno@goanna.net.au
> icq:76958435
>