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flan_suse

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Registered: 2010-10-28

Posts: 120

[SOLVED] Using $pkgname in the source array aborts with an error

Here is the PKGBUILD: http://archlinux.pastebin.com/FRgs3rrX

Here is the error: http://archlinux.pastebin.com/wDAWzCns

The package builds fine when I use the commented out line, instead:

source=('http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cupsdriverkodak/c2esp16.tar.gz')

For some reason, it aborts before even extracting the source tarball, only if I use variables in the URL for the source file:

source=('http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cupsdriverkodak/$pkgname$pkgver.tar.gz')

Other than that, the driver compiles with no problems, and the package installs without any issues, plus I am able to print to my Kodak ESP printer. It requires cups to be installed, but I'm hesitant to add cups as a dependency.

It would be nice to instead be able to use variables for the source line.

Last edited by flan_suse (2011-02-12 01:22:09)

wonder

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Re: [SOLVED] Using $pkgname in the source array aborts with an error

use double quotes when having variables in the link.

source=("http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cupsdriverkodak/$pkgname$pkgver.tar.gz")

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flan_suse

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Registered: 2010-10-28

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Re: [SOLVED] Using $pkgname in the source array aborts with an error

use double quotes when having variables in the link.

Thank you! Marked as solved.

I always thought single quotes and double quotes were interchangeable, and they needed to be used together when containing a string within a string.

ngoonee

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Re: [SOLVED] Using $pkgname in the source array aborts with an error

use double quotes when having variables in the link.

Thank you! Marked as solved.

I always thought single quotes and double quotes were interchangeable, and they needed to be used together when containing a string within a string.

Double quotes allows variable substitutions, as you've found.

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