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lang2

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Registered: 2006-02-10

Posts: 386

converting rpm/tgz/deb to arch package?

Is there tools for doing this? I was going to try out the latest Opera beta but
was only able to download a .deb package.

thanks,

pressh

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2005-08-14

Posts: 1,719

Re: converting rpm/tgz/deb to arch package?

although it is possible, there is not automated process of doing that. It is also not recommended to do as packages for other distros are linked with their libs.
Best is to just use the tar.gz file.
They supply one too. One location you can find it is http://opera.nedmirror.nl/linux/900/bet … 236.tar.gz
but it should be on all mirrors.

I did not look at the build instructions, but I guess they are the same as opera-devel which is in aur, though it's version is a bit outdated already.
I guess modifying that PKGBUILD with the source above (changing package name etc etc) you'll probably be fine.
See how far you come, if you don't succeed I'll take a closer look.

syamajala

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From: here, there, everywhere

Registered: 2005-01-25

Posts: 617

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Re: converting rpm/tgz/deb to arch package?

just in case you were still looking for something there is alien, which i find useful for converting srpms and other things to tarballs. rh seems to like hiding patches and other things in their srpms.

T-Dawg

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From: Charlotte, NC

Registered: 2005-01-29

Posts: 2,736

Re: converting rpm/tgz/deb to arch package?

there's also rpmunpack which converts to cpio, from there you have to convert it into a tar.gz or tar.bz2. sort of a pain in the but and I don't remember all the commands for it. Never tried alien.