using SlackBuild
Posted: 3. Aug 2016, 07:44
Is it permissible to submit a package for inclusion in the repositories built using a SlackBuild, rather than SLKBUILD?
What I am thinking of is this, which has a few wrinkles:
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2 ... =xulrunner
especially building with this "gold" thing for i586.
It is probably easier than I think it is to convert the SlackBuild into a SLACKBUILD, but is it in any way necessary, as long as the source is uploaded, including patches etc?
The reason I'd like to build and submit this is as a dependency of Conkeror. I have been trying to get a stable build of vimprobable or dwb, without success, and it would be good if Salix repos could offer a reliable mouseless browser. This one also has the advantage of not being webkit-based.
In theory, Conkeror also ("just about") runs on top of Pale Moon (also available from SBo), so I suppose I could simply not build the browser - but in practice, that's inconvenient for potential users. Those must both be pretty long builds, too.
EDIT I've now built xulrunner and tried out Conkeror, which seems to be working well, though it's a bit slow at times. My understanding is that xulrunner is basically the innards of Firefox, so I suppose you wouldn't really expect it to be particularly responsive. One annoyance is that you have to press enter to follow a hint - Vimprobable and dwb do so as soon as you have unambigously typed it. Perhaps there is a way to change this.
What I am thinking of is this, which has a few wrinkles:
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2 ... =xulrunner
especially building with this "gold" thing for i586.
It is probably easier than I think it is to convert the SlackBuild into a SLACKBUILD, but is it in any way necessary, as long as the source is uploaded, including patches etc?
The reason I'd like to build and submit this is as a dependency of Conkeror. I have been trying to get a stable build of vimprobable or dwb, without success, and it would be good if Salix repos could offer a reliable mouseless browser. This one also has the advantage of not being webkit-based.
In theory, Conkeror also ("just about") runs on top of Pale Moon (also available from SBo), so I suppose I could simply not build the browser - but in practice, that's inconvenient for potential users. Those must both be pretty long builds, too.
EDIT I've now built xulrunner and tried out Conkeror, which seems to be working well, though it's a bit slow at times. My understanding is that xulrunner is basically the innards of Firefox, so I suppose you wouldn't really expect it to be particularly responsive. One annoyance is that you have to press enter to follow a hint - Vimprobable and dwb do so as soon as you have unambigously typed it. Perhaps there is a way to change this.