Would this work in DSL?

Forum: myDSL Extensions (deprecated)
Topic: Would this work in DSL?
started by: rossjman1

Posted by rossjman1 on Jan. 09 2005,20:25

http://www.unetz.com/schaepe/DOCKAPPS/dockapps.html ( wmsm.app - WindowMaker System Monitor)

If I download the tar.gz version, would it work in dsl, without converting it to anything.

Posted by ke4nt1 on Jan. 09 2005,21:04

No,

The file you can download from there are the sources.
You need gcc, g++ , and make, and sometimes the kernel sources
to build these files into something useful ( for ANY linux distro )..

Once you have build the binaries , they can be placed
inside an extension, or simply added to your existing filesystem..

Both extensions , sources , and many binary packages
use a tarred gzip compression to distribute their contents.

There are many reasons to have things in a zipped tarball.
Just like in windows or dos , many things can be 'zip'ped..

But, the filename extension in linux is not so descriptive
as they are in the windows/dos world.

Executables rarely end in .exe, they are simply made executable.
Batch files do not end in .bat, but can be any name.

These filename extensions were used way back in the early
days of dos, and have carried over to the current windows platform.

So, when you see a ".tar.gz" package, think of it as being a
zipped package of 'something' .. the only way you'll know is to
open it and look inside.
As a rule, ONLY the .tar.gz's in the repository are DESIGNED to
run in the DSL distro as an extension, just like the .dsl's and .uci's

The .tar.gz extension used at DSL designates
an extensions that only installs to open, writable areas of the filesystem.
.dsl's files write to areas that are NOT normally writable.
.uci files are like .tar.gz's, but are 'mounted' , not unzipped.

73
ke4nt

Posted by mikshaw on Jan. 10 2005,04:06

I regularly use wmsm on DSL...it's a piece of cake to compile, and you end up with a single file which can be run from anywhere.

Posted by cbagger01 on Jan. 10 2005,05:19

Sounds like a good candidate for a DSL.

Easy for me to say :-)

Posted by rossjman1 on Jan. 11 2005,18:29

mikshaw, would you mind sending me the file? jeffantosh@gmail.com

Posted by mikshaw on Jan. 11 2005,18:55

consider it done.

There are 12 versions in the archive (12 colors), each 24k. Just put the file of your choice wherever you like and add the path to it into .xinitrc
example: "/opt/wmsm/wmsm-bw &"