Slackware packaging

Hello,

I just wanted to let TG staff know that with minimal changes to the
TGZ packaging, you can support the Slackware packaging system natively
and allow easy upgrading/removal.  Essentially it involves several
things:

a) removing all symlinks from the package
b) creating an install/ directory with information regarding the
package (covered below)
c) change your package naming conventions (also covered below)

The archive name the package is distributes as determines its entry in
the package management database.  Generally speaking, you name it as
follows:

$PKGNAME-$VERSION-$ARCH-$REL.tgz

In your case, for the latest release:

cedega-5.0.1-i386-1.tgz

You'd increment $REL if you had a bugfix release, but not a new version.

As for the install directory, it must be placed in the root of the
archive, right next to etc/ and usr/.  There must be two text files
therein:

doinst.sh: this script serves two purposes: placing symlinks where
they need to go and executing post-install procedures.

slack-desc: this file must be formatted carefully, and is the text
displayed while the package is installed.  Generally it is a short
blurb regarding the usefulness of the software being installed.=20
Search google for examples of how this file must be formatted.

Once this heirarchy has been created and permissions properly set, the
package is then tarred and gzipped, then the extension is renamed from
tar.gz to tgz.

Installation, removal, and upgrades (executed as root):

installpkg cedega-5.0.1-i386-1.tgz
removepkg cedega-5.0.1-i386-1.tgz
upgradepkg cedega-5.0.1-i386-1.tgz

There is no dependency checking in Slackware, so the "light" packages
will probably not work on most Slackware installs unless the required
libraries are installed separately (as you know).

I have already built a package suitable for Slackware 10.2 for
installation on my desktop system.  If the Transgaming team wants me
to upload it somewhere for them to review, I'll be happy to put it on
my personal website.  Contact me directly if you want a link.

Regards,
Michael Mohr