Re: [Ltib] Trouble adding new package in LTIB

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Jim,

No worries, if you do run into issue, please send email to the list
early as if you have any question in mind, you can be sure there will be
many more wondering the same thing.

Regards, Stuart

On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 09:07 -0700, James E. Chargin Jr. wrote:
> Stuart,
> 
> Steps 1 and 2 of the FAQ " How can I add a completely new package..." 
> use ".tar.gz" as their example filenames. I was trying to follow the 
> steps in the FAQ as exactly as possible.
> 
> I later noticed that the specfile template had .bz2 but was content to 
> stick with .gz since I already have moved that file around.
> 
> Unfortunately, I'm enough of a newbie to package management that I don't 
> know what is going on or what to expect. I can follow directions well 
> however, provided the outcome matches the directions.
> 
> I have moved on a bit with the help from Peter and Vadim. You'll see 
> further questions on the list.
> 
> I will try to send parted to the list when I am done with my work. I may 
> need instruction as to the best way to do this, when I get to it.
> 
> Thanks for you attention.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> Stuart Hughes wrote:
> > Hi James,
> > 
> > Hopefully you've been able to move on with the help from Peter/Vadim.
> > 
> > Can you tell me where (in the FAQ) or why you thought you could only
> > have .tgz files?  You can have either and also most styles are supported
> > (.tar.gz .tgz .tar.bz2 etc).  You can also have compressed patches, but
> > generally I prefer those uncompressed (so they can be reviewed easier
> > and it discourages monster patches).
> > 
> > Regards, Stuart
> > 
> > On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 10:19 -0700, James E. Chargin Jr. wrote:
> >> I'm using LTIB on Ubuntu 7.10, targeting the MPC8315e.
> >>
> >> Since I've determined that GNU parted is not currently available for 
> >> LTIB, I'm attempting to port parted so it is available on our target.
> >>
> >> I've followed the instructions in the LTIB FAQ as best I can but am 
> >> getting an error that I can't find an explanation for.
> >>
> >> I downloaded parted-1.8.8.tar.bz2 from fsf. I unpacked it so I could 
> >> later tar it to .gz as is expected by the instructions in the FAQ.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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