[hcflinux] Package building help needed

[Richard Harris]

Thanks for the help Robert and Jonathon.  I haven't had
much luck in the past with rpm2tgz; I think it's out of
sync with current rpm versions.

I will work towards a slackdist makefile target 
and sent it to Linuxant when it is worthwhile.

Let me ask another question:

 If I build a fresh driver from the tarball and package it,
  should it then work with my license key if I run the config
  program?  In other words, if I reload the whole box with new
  Slackware and then add the modem driver, will the config
  program still use the current license key?

 At what point will the license key not work on the box?
  Does it break when the driver is upgraded?  Does it break
  if I change to another same-model modem?

  I need to know what can be changed and what can't so I can
 document the use of the slack package.

Thanks again for your help
Richard

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linuxant support (Jonathan)" <support at linuxant.com>
> To: "robert w hall" <bobh at n-cantrell.demon.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [hcflinux] Package building help needed
> Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 14:02:36 -0400
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> instead attempting to convert the pre-compiled RPM package, a new 
> target to the Makefile could be added, for example, slackdist and 
> this target would generate the pre-compiled package for Slackware. 
> I guess that some code from the rpmdist and debdist targets could 
> be reused to code the new one.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Jonathan
> Technical specialist / Linuxant
> www.linuxant.com
> support at linuxant.com
> 
> 
> 
> robert w hall wrote:
> > build the rpm then use rpm2tgz???
> > Bob
> >
> > In message <446A096A.7000801 at linuxant.com>, Linuxant support (Jonathan)
> > <support at linuxant.com> writes
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> if I understand, you basically want to build pre-compiled 
> >> package(s) for Slackware. You could use as example the 'rpmdist' 
> >> and 'debdist' targets of the Makefile in the root of the driver 
> >> TAR package, we use these to build the pre-compiled RPM and DEB 
> >> packages available on our web site.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >>
> >> Jonathan
> >> Technical specialist / Linuxant
> >> www.linuxant.com
> >> support at linuxant.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard Harris wrote:
> >>> I am using the hcfpci modem driver on a Slackware 10 desktop.
> >>> I would like to build a package for the driver so that I can
> >>> reload the box with the driver either ready-to-go or only needing
> >>> the license key.
> >>>
> >>> Has anyone built such a package?
> >>> Has anyone reloaded the driver in a similar way?
> >>>
> >>> Any help here would be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Richard Harris
> >>>
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