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Operating Systems Linux Slackware Packages of different distributions Post 58416 by locustfurnace on Sunday 21st of November 2004 11:31:19 AM

11-21-2004

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Some people who build packages, may be using Slackware-current, or they have updated certain libraries, then they build their packages. So that when someone else uses these packages on their system, such as a stock Slackware-10, they are missing these libraries.

It is possible that the packager used an updated library, which you were missing. But you did have an earlier verison of the library, this is why compile && make did not complain.

Building your own Slackware packages is very simple, and is a good way to install packages, since you now have the ability to remove these titles with pkgtool.

To build a packages that works on ALL Slackware-10 boxes, you have to have a Slackware-10 install with absolutely no updates. Then your packages will work on all other Slackware-10 installs. This is how the majority of Slackware packages are built, and preferred at http://linuxpackages.net

As for a packages that is compatible for every distro, that is not going to happen. Building from sources would be that 'universal' system. It is possible to install different packages onto Slackware, such as using a rpm or .deb on slackware, but it requires a conversion process.

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GO(1)							      General Commands Manual							     GO(1)

NAME

       go - tool for managing Go source code

SYNOPSIS

       go command [arguments]

DESCRIPTION

       The  Go	distribution  includes a command, named go, that automates the downloading, building, installation, and testing of Go packages and
       commands.

COMMANDS

       Each command is documented in its own manpage. For example, the build command is documented in go-build(1). The commands are:

       build  compile packages and dependencies

       clean  remove object files

       doc    run godoc on package sources

       env    print Go environment information

       fix    run go tool fix on packages

       fmt    run gofmt on package sources

       get    download and install packages and dependencies

       install
	      compile and install packages and dependencies

       list   list packages

       run    compile and run Go program

       test   test packages

       tool   run specified go tool

       version
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       vet    run go tool vet on packages

EXAMPLES

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SEE ALSO

       go-build(1), go-clean(1).

AUTHOR

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