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| Welcome to the src2pkg documentation project. | Welcome to the src2pkg documentation project. | ||
| - | This site is currently undergoing some tweaking (hopefully for the better!). If you were looking for the original documentation, it may be found in the [[archive_v1|version 1.xx archive]]. | + | src2pkg is a tool for creating [[wp>Software_package_(installation)|packages]], from source code or other base material including version-controlled sources and binary archives. The core program is written in [[wp>Bash]], and supported by a small number of helper packages that are compiled for your system during the installation. |
| - | Keep your eyes peeled, <del>we should have some changes very soon</del> things are changing! | + | It is not a package manager like [[wp>RPM_Package_Manager|RPM]] or a build mechanism like [[wp>Autoconf|GNU autoconf]], but rather provides a bridge to go from one to the other as a package-making-tool. |
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| + | The original documentation may be found in the [[archive_v1|version 1.xx archive]], and may be somewhat Slackware specific. | ||
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| + | The current version 2.xx is significant upgrade of the program and the documentation, and targets more than just Slackware. | ||
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| + | Prebuilt packages are available for Redhat/SuSE (rpm), Puppy (pet), Slackware (tgz, txz), Debian/Ubuntu (deb) and even Busybox/SliTaz (tazpkg). Additionally, a build script is available to add src2pkg to your distro of choice! | ||
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| + | For those wishing to jump straight in with one of the prebuilt packages, the best place to start for using src2pkg is the [[:quickstart|quick start]] guide. The [[:man|manual]] contains a copy of the man-page which includes the commandline switches, while [[:config|Configuration]] holds the list of variables used for customising your installation of src2pkg and building packages. | ||
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| + | For further information regarding the inner-workings of src2pkg, check the [[:usage_notes|Overview]], [[:technical|Technical]] and [[:special_files|Special Files]] pages. | ||
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