gEDA-dev: SuSE rpm packages for gEDA related programs

[Werner Hoch]

Hi all,

I've started to create rpm packages for SuSE distributions.

I've used the new build service from SuSE to compile the programs for 
different SuSE versions (9.3, 10.0, 10.1) and the two architectures 
x86_64 and i586. http://en.opensuse.org/Build_Service (some kind of a 
compile farm for distributions).

How to install the packages:
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You can either download the rpms with a browser or use the installation 
tool Yast to install the packages.

This is the download location:
http://software.opensuse.org/download/home:/werner2101/
or a mirror of it (please use this one):
ftp://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/home%3A/werner2101/

You have to select the distribution and then choose the packages for 
your architecture and the noarch packages.

You can browse the packages using one of those links, too:
ftp://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/home%3A/werner2101/SUSE_Linux_9.3/repodata/index.html
ftp://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/home%3A/werner2101/SUSE_Linux_10.0/repodata/index.html
ftp://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/home%3A/werner2101/SUSE_Linux_10.1/repodata/index.html


But it's much easier if you use the yast installation tool.
* add the repository as a new installation source.
* start the Yast installation tool
* use the filter installation source and select the repository
* select the packages you like and install them.

Note: It may be possible to use YUM too, but I haven't tested that.


Some random notes to some of the packages:
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geda-examples:
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I've changed the installation code on cvs, so the package is not 
identical with the one from the gEDA download page.

pcb:
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I've disabled the picture export function for png, gif and jpeg.
I wasn't able to build them on SuSE 9.3 and 10.0.
On 10.1 it build but pcb crashed when I tried to use it.

ng-spice-rework:
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I've not enabled the xspice code.
If you think it should be enabled by default, please let me know.
I'm not sure whether the name should be "ngspice version rework17" 
instead of "ng-spice-rework version 17".

gnucap:
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I've repacked the archive and used the version string 0.34.20060830. If 
a new (major) version arives it can be detected as a newer one.

missing packages:
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gtkwave, gspiceui, verilog, ..., ????


As I'm not an rpm expert please let me know if there are bugs in the 
rpms or if you have any problems to install them.
If there are not to many issues I'll post that mail on the users list.

Please let me also know If you had success and which distribution you 
use. (my own is SuSE 10.1 on x86_64)

regards
Werner