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Shimmy

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2007-05-13

Posts: 10

Can i use a usually source?

I coming from Slackware and can i compile src than in slackware too?

./configure
make
make install

Last edited by Shimmy (2007-05-13 20:45:01)

Fatsobob

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From: Colorado

Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 126

Re: Can i use a usually source?

If I read this properly, you are asking if you can compile from source. Answer is yes, of course you can. Slack is all about vanilla source so I can't see why not.

Shimmy

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2007-05-13

Posts: 10

Re: Can i use a usually source?

I was think Arch dont have any compiles or something else...but if u say "I can" i will believe you.

Fatsobob

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From: Colorado

Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 126

Re: Can i use a usually source?

Well it is standard compiling, but for organization sake, just look in the AUR for stuff. It is already compiled for you and everything. I suggest using aurbuild for installing things from the AUR.

harlekin

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From: Germany

Registered: 2006-07-13

Posts: 408

Re: Can i use a usually source?

Off course you can compile from source. But you stick to a package manager if you can for various reasons. For example to clean removal of programs. Especially if you're being offered such a nice one as arch does.

If your program has not been built for arch already, you should read about AUR and ABS in arch wiki.

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FUBAR

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2004-12-08

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Re: Can i use a usually source?

Like it was already mentioned: you _could_ install a tarball using ./configure && make && make install, but creating a PKGBUILD (like Gentoo's .ebuild) is so easy, I can't imagine why you wouldn't create a package for the program you need.

Check the wiki and AUR to see if someone hasn't already beaten you to it.

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ezzetabi

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Registered: 2006-08-27

Posts: 947

Re: Can i use a usually source?

I personally think making a custom repo for a single workstation user is an over kill, but as already said do the packages.
Install them with
pacman -U pacname
and in the case uninstall with
pacman -Rns pacname
as usual you'll need to clean up all user homes from pacname's program saved settings, but it is quite easy.

Instead if you have more than one computer connected by a network a custom repo helps a lot. Since all your workstations will be able of installing the new software without even the need of manually coping the package.

synthead

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Registered: 2006-05-09

Posts: 1,337

Re: Can i use a usually source?

Could compile it, make a PKGBUILD, and install your compiled binaries via pacman -A xxxx