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_JeffG_

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Registered: 2003-08-04

Posts: 61

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[network: messenger] ymessenger

This version contains version 1.0.4-1 of the Yahoo! Messenger IM client.

PKGBUILD:

# Contributor: _JeffG_ <jeff2003g@yahoo.com>
pkgname=ymessenger
pkgver=1.0.4.1
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Yahoo Messenger - instant messaging client"
url="http://messenger.yahoo.com"
depends=('gtk' 'gdk-pixbuf' 'rpmunpack' 'gzip')
conflicts=()
backup=()
install=
md5sums=("8d6ebad8eee0260ef9f53a535ced5f68")
source=(http://download.yahoo.com/dl/unix/rh7.$pkgname-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm)

build() {
  cd $startdir/src
  rpmunpack < rh7.$pkgname-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm | gzip -d | cpio -id
  mkdir $startdir/pkg/opt
  mkdir $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger
  mkdir $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger/bin
  mkdir $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger/lib
  cp $startdir/src/opt/ymessenger/bin/* $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger/bin
  chmod 755 $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger*
  chmod 644 $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger/bin/yahoo*
  cp $startdir/src/opt/ymessenger/lib/* $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger/lib

  chmod 755 $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger/lib/*
  mkdir $startdir/pkg/usr
  mkdir $startdir/pkg/usr/bin
  cp $startdir/pkg/opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger $startdir/pkg/usr/bin
}

filelist:

.FILELIST
.PKGINFO
opt/
opt/ymessenger/
opt/ymessenger/bin/
opt/ymessenger/bin/yahoo_gnome.png
opt/ymessenger/bin/yahoo_kde.xpm
opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger
opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger.bin
opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger.desktop
opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger.kdelnk
opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger.local
opt/ymessenger/lib/
opt/ymessenger/lib/libgtkhtml.so.6
usr/
usr/bin/
usr/bin/ymessenger

For those who like the actual yahoo version.

File uploaded to incoming/ is named ymessenger-1.0.4.1-1.pkgbuild.tar.gz

Jeff

wakeupbomb

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From: Liverpool, UK

Registered: 2004-02-15

Posts: 164

Re: [network: messenger] ymessenger

put the PKGBUILD in a directory in home or somewhere in abs and then run makepkg from a terminal
should download it and build it
if you search the forums and read the docs it'll give you better instructions than that

rasat

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From: Finland, working in Romania

Registered: 2002-12-27

Posts: 2,293

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Re: [network: messenger] ymessenger

Where can we find this package ?

Download the tarball:
ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/incoming

Untar and run pacman:
# tar zxvf ymessenger-1.0.4.1-1.pkgbuild.tar.gz
# cd ymessenger
# pacman -A ymessenger-1.0.4.1-1.pkg.tar.gz

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Markku

wakeupbomb

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From: Liverpool, UK

Registered: 2004-02-15

Posts: 164

Re: [network: messenger] ymessenger

see, much better instructions

o00o

Member

Registered: 2003-11-23

Posts: 18

Re: [network: messenger] ymessenger

rather use Gaim (...too far to view webcam anybody know?)

ruwach

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Registered: 2004-06-14

Posts: 143

Re: [network: messenger] ymessenger

thanks for the PKGBUILD. you guys make this arch thing easy on newbies !