Package dependency graphs from SBo
Posted: 2013-07-28 Filed under: slackbuilds | Tags: graphs, queues, slackbuilds, sqf 1 CommentThere was a very interesting announcement at the LQ forum of Slackware by Gabriel Magno. In his project SlackBuildsViz, he provides scripts to collect and visualize dependency graphs from SlackBuilds.org. He also provided the generated graphs (*.png) and build queue files (*.sqf). Read the rest of this entry »
Making sbopkg and sbotools coexist
Posted: 2012-11-09 Filed under: slackbuilds, system | Tags: sbopkg, sbotools, slackbuilds 2 CommentsI have been using that great tool sbopkg for several years and it has always worked perfectly. Combined with the collection of queue files, the dependency resolution becomes semi-automatic.
A new project, called sbotools, emerged recently which seems fairly interesting. Read the rest of this entry »
Upgrading to Slackware -current
Posted: 2012-08-03 Filed under: system | Tags: slackbuilds, slackware, slackware current Leave a commentI do not use -current, but since Slackware 14.0 is just around the corner I need to test my SlackBuilds on it. So, I booted my Slackware64 13.37 DVD and did a direct netinstall of -current on my desktop PC. All went flawlessly and the system is very stable. Read the rest of this entry »
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