Slackware 13.0 repository with dependency support

[gapan]

You can now use one of the following mirrors to have dependency support with slapt-get/gslapt for Slackware 13.0 packages:
http://salix.enialis.net/i486/slackware-13.0/
http://download.salixos.org/i486/slackware-13.0/

The above mirrors don't actually hold any Slackware packages, these are downloaded from a real Slackware mirror. You can read how it all works and how to create such a mirror locally in your own PC in the wiki: http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/H ... cy_support

The default repository selection in /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc has been updated to include one of our mirrors. You just need to update slapt-get and accept the slapt-getrc.new file with dotnew.

[SoleSoul]

Correct me if I'm wrong, this is a big moment for almost every Slackware user isn't it?

[thenktor]

Correct me if I'm wrong, this is a big moment for almost every Slackware user isn't it?

We have adapted the idea from Stefano Stabellini who is running such a mirror since some time now: http://www.stabellini.net/depslack.html

And to add something else: Of course everybody who sets up some public mirrors can announce it here, too

[laprjns]

I'm trying to setup a repository on my server. When i try to run the script I get an unknown operand error. Please note that this is not on Salix OS. It on my NSLU running slugos, so it could very well be a problem with the OS. I have no idea what the operand error is. Any ideas??

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root@Slugo_2:/var/lib/ftp/salix# ./adddepinfo.sh 
--17:02:08--  ftp://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/CHECKSUMS.md5
           => `.CHECKSUMS.md5.new'
Resolving slackware.mirrors.tds.net... 204.246.0.134
Connecting to slackware.mirrors.tds.net[204.246.0.134]:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/slackware/slackware-13.0 ... done.
==> PORT ... done.    ==> RETR CHECKSUMS.md5 ... done.
Length: 656,416 (unauthoritative)

100%[===============================================================>] 656,416      295.95K/s             

17:02:11 (295.27 KB/s) - `.CHECKSUMS.md5.new' saved [656416]

sh: CHECKSUMS.md5: unknown operand
No new packages found.
--17:02:14--  ftp://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches/CHECKSUMS.md5
           => `.CHECKSUMS.md5.new'
Resolving slackware.mirrors.tds.net... 204.246.0.134
Connecting to slackware.mirrors.tds.net[204.246.0.134]:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/patches ... done.
==> PORT ... done.    ==> RETR CHECKSUMS.md5 ... done.
Length: 12,244 (unauthoritative)

100%[===============================================================>] 12,244        --.--K/s             

17:02:15 (190.69 KB/s) - `.CHECKSUMS.md5.new' saved [12244]

sh: CHECKSUMS.md5: unknown operand
No new packages found.
--17:02:15--  ftp://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/extra/CHECKSUMS.md5
           => `.CHECKSUMS.md5.new'
Resolving slackware.mirrors.tds.net... 204.246.0.134
Connecting to slackware.mirrors.tds.net[204.246.0.134]:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/extra ... done.
==> PORT ... done.    ==> RETR CHECKSUMS.md5 ... done.
Length: 37,757 (unauthoritative)

100%[===============================================================>] 37,757       236.38K/s             

17:02:15 (235.72 KB/s) - `.CHECKSUMS.md5.new' saved [37757]

sh: CHECKSUMS.md5: unknown operand
No new packages found.
root@Slugo_2:/var/lib/ftp/salix# 

Thanks
Rich

[gapan]

CHECKSUMS.md5 is referenced in two lines in the script:

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touch CHECKSUMS.md5

and

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mv -f .CHECKSUMS.md5 CHECKSUMS.md5

Apparently one of these (probably touch?) doesn't work in your NSLU for some reason. Try them on their own and see what you get. But I'm just guessing here.

[laprjns]

Apparently one of these (probably touch?) doesn't work in your NSLU for some reason. Try them on their own and see what you get. But I'm just guessing here.

Well they both worked on their own, but it got me to look in the right area. This if statement,

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f [[ ! `diff CHECKSUMS.md5 .CHECKSUMS.md5.new` = "" ]

needs to have double quotes to work on my Slug

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if [[ ! "diff CHECKSUMS.md5 .CHECKSUMS.md5.new" = "" ]

With the double quotes, I no longer get the "unknown operand" error, but now I have move on to a sed error:

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Resolving slackware.mirrors.tds.net... 204.246.0.134
Connecting to slackware.mirrors.tds.net[204.246.0.134]:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/slackware/slackware-13.0 ... done.
==> PORT ... done.    ==> RETR ChangeLog.txt ... done.
Length: 226,459 (unauthoritative)

100%[===============================================>] 226,459      266.76K/s             

15:22:42 (266.10 KB/s) - `ChangeLog.txt' saved [226459]

Adding dependency info to PACKAGES.TXT, this may take a while.sed: can't find label for jump to 'a}'
.sed: can't find label for jump to 'a}'
.sed: can't find label for jump to 'a}'
.sed: can't find label for jump to 'a}'
.sed: can't find label for jump to 'a}'
.sed: can't find label for jump to 'a}'
.sed: can't find label for jump to 'a}'
.^Z[1] + Stopped                    ./adddepinfo.sh 

The SlugOS that I'm using uses busybox for it's unix tools. I guess it has some reduced capabilities compared to the full blown GNU tools.

[gapan]

You replaced the backticks (`) with double quotes! That's not right! Everything put in the backticks is executed and the result of that command becomes a variable. It seems the backticks are not used properly in your system. Try replacing everything included in backticks with $(), like:

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if [[ ! `diff CHECKSUMS.md5 .CHECKSUMS.md5.new` = "" ]

to

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if [[ ! $( diff CHECKSUMS.md5 .CHECKSUMS.md5.new ) = "" ]

(you need the spaces after and before the parentheses).

[laprjns]

You replaced the backticks (`) with double quotes! That's not right!

Well, i didn't get the unknown operand error after I did this. Also tried using the $(), but the unknown operand error returned.
As it turns out, my Slugo's busybox sed command is indeed crippled. I was able to install a full featured sed version via the Slugos package manager and after that was able run the stock adddepinfo script with out errors.

So, now I can announce my slackware repository with dependency checking:
ftp://laprjns.com/salix/slackware/slackware-13.0
ftp://laprjns.com/salix/slackware/slackware-13.0/extra

[JRD]

Well, i didn't get the unknown operand error after I did this. Also tried using the $(), but the unknown operand error returned.

If you leaved double quotes it's not working.

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if [[ ! `diff CHECKSUMS.md5 .CHECKSUMS.md5.new` = "" ]]

or

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if [[ ! $( diff CHECKSUMS.md5 .CHECKSUMS.md5.new ) = "" ]]

is doing a diff between the new and the former CHECKSUM.md5 files. If there are differences, the code in the "if" is executed.
If you use:

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if [[ ! "diff CHECKSUMS.md5 .CHECKSUMS.md5.new" = "" ]]

you compare two strings (set of characters) and you execute the "if" if they don't match (which is always the case).

My guess is that you do not have "diff" installed in your system or that the diff command doesn't work like the GNU diff, hence the "CHECKSUMS.md5: unknown operand".
Try doing a diff directly in your SlugOS shell.
If it works, you could use this code instead :

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diff CHECKSUMS.md5 .CHECKSUMS.md5.new > /dev/null
if [ "$?" -eq "1" ]

[laprjns]

Actually,I think the unknown operand was a red herring. After updating the sed package on my SlugOS system,I was able to run gapan's script as he wrote it, no changes. Now everything is working and I have the repository up and running.
Thanks for the help.
Rich