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

[Guy]

Hi Arslan S

Keep up the great contributions.

I know it will take some time to update all of the apps.

However, when you have time, I would appreciate it if you can get Network Manager working properly, so mobile broadband modems can be connected to the internet.

I have had the front end working, but there is something else not working properly. I experimented for a while, but don't have unlimited time. I now use Linux Mint, as I can connect to the internet with it.

The most people with wireless broadband modems have been unable to connect to the internet with Tinycore, so they now use other operating systems.

[AmatCoder]

hello tc people i am back on track after about 6 months away.
planning mass update of extensions starting from mostly anticipated ones such as chromium, midori, minitube, vlc etc.

Welcome back, Arslan! 

A lot of work awaits you...

[curaga]

Enjoy your freedom. I know I was ready for retirement when I got out.

[solorin]

Hi,

Just a few quick queries if I may.
Is there an easy way to create dummy packages;
meaning empty packages with dependency files that aren't?
I'm trying to update a package and also split it into more sensible units.
I'd like to provide a dummy package that has the newly split packages as dependencies
so that it doesn't break other things that depend on it currently.

I can probably figure it out by hand if there isn't an easy way to do this.

Also, I'm packaging a lot of stuff without configure scripts, projects that would have you edit the Makefiles by hand. Is there an automatic way to append the proper CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS/LDFLAGS onto the right line in the Makefile?

Relatedly, any tips on  handling qmake gracefully would be appreciated.

Still think it's great work. I'm having a blast making extensions again.
cheerio.

[Arslan S.]

1-) see kde4-desktop as an example to create a meta-package using tc-ext-tools
http://tc-ext-tools.googlecode.com/svn/packages/KDE4/kde4-desktop/
it is just like creating any other package just remove the unnecessary rules like patch, configure, compile, strip

2-) I will work on supporting packages with meta-extension as you call dummy extension (empty tcz) that includes others as dep
Edit: It is completed. See latest revision.
install file for an emtpy tcz should be:

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x-or

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x-.
3-) CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, LDFLAGS  are usually environment variables exported prior to configure if there is no configure then you can try
make CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I/path/to/include" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/path/to/lib -lfoo"
but you may have to patch Makefile sometimes

4-) qmake is actually a very simple tool for configuring applications using qt
a typical way of building with qmake is as follows:

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qmake PREFIX=/usr/local
make
make install
the input file is a qt project file of type .pro see qmake tutorial
http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qmake-tutorial.html

also see
https://tc-ext-tools.googlecode.com/svn/packages/musique/build
https://tc-ext-tools.googlecode.com/svn/packages/minitube/build
http://tc-ext-tools.googlecode.com/svn/packages/qps/build

[AmatCoder]

Also, I'm packaging a lot of stuff without configure scripts, projects that would have you edit the Makefiles by hand. Is there an automatic way to append the proper CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS/LDFLAGS onto the right line in the Makefile?

You can use sed command...See: http://tc-ext-tools.googlecode.com/svn/packages/crypto++/build Here I comment out CXXFLAGS that comes with GNUmakefile, but we also can replace it with our CXXFLAGS.

[solorin]

wow. thank you both for the helpful replies.

Arslan, the latest revision does indeed create a meta-extension easily.
thank you.

however, tc seems to choke on loading it.

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$tce-load -i meta-extension
mount: mounting /dev/loop21 on /tmp/tcloop/meta-extension failed: Invalid argument

did i misuse the tool?

cheerio,
solorin

[Arslan S.]

no you don't misuse the tool it is mount's fault. mounting empty extension fails.
tce-load unmounts empty extension to save a loop device but it fails due to this failure

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mkdir empty
mksquashfs empty empty.tcz
mkdir /mnt/test
mount empty.tcz /mnt/test -t squashfs -o loop,ro,bs=4096
mount: mounting /dev/loop243 on /mnt/test failed: Invalid argument

[solorin]

which means we should place a stub file in meta-extensions?
like in compiletc.tcz?

thanks again.
sorry for making a feature request without fully understanding the implications.

[curaga]

Yes, the kernel behavior changed, now squashfs needs something. Please use a /usr dir or similar.

[Arslan S.]

yes creating a directory does the trick but tce-load needs update for empty extensions

replacing ls with find in tce-load

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---[ -z "`ls /mnt/test/$APP`" ] && EMPTYEXT=1
+++[ -z "`find /mnt/test/$APP -not -type d`" ] && EMPTYEXT=1
is there a way to terminate find after the first object found ?

or a recursive scan using ls command

[curaga]

"find $dir -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 2 | wc -l" > 1 ?

[Onyarian]

I am proving the tc-ext-tools and in all the three test packages I become the same results:

tc@box:/mnt/sda2/tc-ext-tools/packages/pcsc-tools$ buildit
Building the package pcsc-tools started at 22:14:09
Cleaning the package pcsc-tools files and directories ... successful!
Loading the package pcsc-tools build dependencies ... successful!
The package pcsc-tools source is already converted.
Unpacking the package pcsc-tools source ... successful!
Patching the package pcsc-tools source ... successful!
Compiling the package pcsc-tools ... successful!
You must compile it first!

even I make the corrections from AmatCoder

Basically, you can modify buildit -> line 121 where
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sudo installit || exit 1

you must write
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sudo -E installit || exit 1

it only works OK if I make the other changes in etc/passwd every session, because if I put etc/passwd in opt/.filetool.lst then in the next session don't work "load local apps" in Apps.

[Rich]

Hi Onyarian
If you backup  passwd , shouldn't you also backup  group, shadow, and gshadow?

[Arslan S.]

amatcoder already submitted the fix for keeping environment variables
i don't think that's related to your issue anyways

can you send me the package build files please?