tc-ext-tools: A package build system for Tiny Core Linux

[Arslan S.]

About 1.5 years ago i started using scripts to ease updating packages i maintain and in time these scripts turned into a package build system which is hosted at the following site
http://code.google.com/p/tc-ext-tools/

You can learn the basics by reading the introduction wiki and readme file given below

# What is tc-ext-tools ?
t(iny)c(ore)-ext(ension)-tools is a package build system developed for Tiny Core Linux.
It is originally written by Sercan Arslan (aka Arslan S. at Tiny Core Linux).

# What is the aim of the project ?
The aim of the project is to reduce the command line usage as much as possible
and create a high level, easy and fast package maintenance system.

# What are the main design concepts behind it ?
The package build system, which is inspired by the divide and conquer philosophy, is based on a set of tools.
The building process of a package is done step by step and the package maintainer has complete control
over defining each step as a rule.

# Where is the project hosted at ?
The project is hosted at http://code.google.com/p/tc-ext-tools/

# Where to start ?
http://code.google.com/p/tc-ext-tools/wiki/Introduction

Sercan Arslan <arslanserc@gmail.com>

[Jason W]

I have downloaded it and installed it, and trying to feel my way around.  Obviously a lot of time and effort has been put into this.

[Arslan S.]

I have downloaded it and installed it, and trying to feel my way around.  Obviously a lot of time and effort has been put into this.

yes true but that's due to amount of extensions i have made
from each extension i have learnt smth and added support for it

[Arslan S.]

I will be leaving on Monday morning and be back in the mids of May due to military obligations in my country. I am going to a very cold place, city of Ardahan in eastern Turkey. I added tcesubmit as a committer to tc-ext-tools. So you will have access to my packages. Please feel free to update any package and commit. I will be glad especially if someone maintains chromium-browser while i am away because it is the most frequently used extension i believe.

[coreplayer2]

Good luck and return safe, Arslan S.

[caminati]

I will be leaving on Monday morning and be back in the mids of May due to military obligations in my country. I am going to a very cold place, city of Ardahan in eastern Turkey.

Best wishes!
Spread the word of TC in tha army!

[CaptBill]

Hi Arslan,

Many thanks for creating the Lazarus.tcz+FPC! Also, your tc-ext-tools seem to be a perfect match for Lazarus (we need to have multiple configs for multiple environments, as one example) Question...is the package build process employed by tc-ext-tools the same (or close) to the Lazarus package build system? Can we build/compile/maintain Lazarus packages via tc-ext-tools?

And as a note, FreePascal just released a major upgrade to 2.6 on new years day.

I am spreading the word of your excellent work at the Lazarus forum. Now I will post about tc-ext-tools. I thing TCore+Lazarus+tc-ext-tools could make the coolest development environment around.

(I hope you get to read this soon)

Cheers

[Arslan S.]

Hi everyone,

please do not expect any commitment from me before may 17
it has been 34 days and remaining 124 days to freedom
after joining the army i learned one thing very good, the meaning of freedom

as i said before please don't hesitate to use tc-ext-tools to update anything

i wish everyone to be free

[vinnie]

when humanity will evolved and stop the wars, then perhaps they will no longer serve these obligations (or deprivation of liberty)
In the meantime, hold on!
 

[Jason W]

I am sure we all appreciate Arslan's contributions to TC and look forward to his return.

[AmatCoder]

after joining the army i learned one thing very good, the meaning of freedom

+1

I am sure we all appreciate Arslan's contributions to TC and look forward to his return.

+1

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I am playing with tce-ext-tools. It's a great system, I like! 

But it needs a fix for 4.2... In /common/function ->line 291 where

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TCE_DIR=$(cat /opt/.tce_dir) must be something like

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TCE_DIR=/etc/sysconfig/tcedir
I write here in case anyone has problems with it.

Regards.

[Arslan S.]

hi tc people hope you are going well without me

107 days remaining, 1/3 completed and all i need is patience here

[vinnie]

For reasons of curiosity, I tried with liferea but I could not:
1 Download with svn tc-ext-tools and liferea
2 Add AmatCoder mod
3 Create .config (from config.sample, included as attachments) and install
4 Edit common of liferea (included as attachments)
5 buildit

I get this error

I think is new dep of liferea 1.8

[AmatCoder]

[...]
I think is new dep of liferea 1.8

I do not try it but I guess you need add to BUILD_DEPENDS:

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libunique-dev
json-glib
json-glib-dev

[AmatCoder]

hi tc people hope you are going well without me

107 days remaining, 1/3 completed and all i need is patience here

Hold on, men!