issue with makeing a gensplash package

ndlarsen · 2005-11-07 22:06:15

Hey.

I've been trying to make a package following the gensplash guide from the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gensplash
I cannot make it work however. This is the error:

==> Starting build()...
/usr/bin/makepkg: line 599: build: command not found
==> ERROR: Build Failed. Aborting...

from this PKGBUILD script:

#Packager: dibblethewrecker dibblethewrecker.at.jiwe.dot.org
pkgname=splashutils
pkgver=1.1.9.10
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="It's general aim is creating a set of tools which could 'enrich' the Gentoo boot process (displaying messages, animations, progress bars, etc)."
url="http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/gensplash/"
license=""
depends=('libjpeg' 'libpng' 'perl')
conflicts=('gensplashutils')
source=(http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/gensplash/current/splashutils-$pkgver.tar.bz2)

build() {
  cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver-pre10
  ln -sf /bin/install /usr/bin/install
  ln -sf /usr/src/linux-`uname -r` linux
  #echo -n 'Please enter full path to patched kernel sources: ' ; read source
  #ln -s $source linux
  make ||| return 1
  make prefix=$startdir/pkg/ install
  rm /usr/bin/install
}

I'm useing a custom 2.6.14 kernel on 0.7.1 if it matters. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

regards.

lucke · 2005-11-07 22:34:33

Firstly, you don't need to build anything, as the package (under the name gensplashutils) is in AUR/community repo.

Secondly, this error is probably due to some copy-paste misbehaviour.

ndlarsen · 2005-11-08 12:28:02

I'm aware of the gensplashutils package in the AUR, however, that one does not work properly for me, I get all sorts of strange behaviour from it. Hence the need for makeing a custom one. I highly doubt the makepkg error is due to copy/paste misbehaviour as I've also tried to make a letter by letter copy of the biuld script in by hand.

dtw · 2005-11-08 13:25:54

I sometimes get this error and it can be fixed with a restart and maybe by logging in and out. The PKGBUILD youhave posted is syntactically correct as far as I can see so no problem there i think.

Out of interest I would like to know what strange behaviour you see with the gensplash pkg - a rebuild may not even help you if you are suffering a versioning problem.

What patch version of fbsplash are you using and what kernel version?

ndlarsen · 2005-11-08 14:33:57

I'm useing kernel 2.6.14 with the fbsplash-0.9.2-r5-2.6.14 patch. I've reinstalled the gensplashutils package again and this time it apprears to be working more or less, must have been due to a install screw up earlier, then (odd, as I've reinstalled the package twice prior to this). However, I'm left at the silent boot screen when doing a silent boot (runlevel 3), I get no image change untill I hit ALT+Fx or ALT+LeftArrow. What goes for logging out and in, or rebooting, I've been doing this continueously all day, no change, I'm still getting the same error.

dtw · 2005-11-08 14:41:01

gensplash is untested with 2.6.14 in Arch so no idea there I am afraid!

Snowman · 2005-11-08 20:24:46

About the PKGBUILD: Make sure

pkgdesc="It's general aim is creating a set of tools which could 'enrich' the Gentoo boot process (displaying messages, animations, progress bars, etc)."

is on a single line.

Or test it with namcap: namcap PKGBUILD

ndlarsen · 2005-11-08 21:43:39

Thank you, it wasn't. Did not solve the issue, however.

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#1 2005-11-07 22:06:15

issue with makeing a gensplash package

#2 2005-11-07 22:34:33

Re: issue with makeing a gensplash package

#3 2005-11-08 12:28:02

Re: issue with makeing a gensplash package

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Re: issue with makeing a gensplash package

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Re: issue with makeing a gensplash package

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Re: issue with makeing a gensplash package

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Re: issue with makeing a gensplash package

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Re: issue with makeing a gensplash package

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