[Slackbuilds-users] About aarch64 support support in TEMPLATE.info

[Ιωάννης]

Hello, this is just an information post if you want to discuss-test it.
Personally I dont have aarch64 but almost in every of my
package-bin.SlackBuilds there are
available packages for arm64(aarch64).
Also most projects can be compiled in aarch64 nowadays.
For now there is no option in TEMPLATE.info to support arm64.tarball
for download.
A solution to add them in info file like this:

DOWNLOAD_x86_64="url/amd64.deb \
 url/arm64.deb"
MD5SUM_x86_64="efgh5678_amd64 \
1234abcd_arm64"

works because SlackBuild script picks the correct tarball for compile
or repackage but we still have to download both files locally.

I did tried an TEMPLATE.info like this:
https://github.com/rizitis/sbopkg_hacks/blob/aarch64/template.info

and worked fine with 2 package managers I test (sbopkg,slpkg) in my
x86_64 system, didnt tried sbotools* so far but I dont think it will
have problems also.

I mean if we don't create conflicts for package managers then it wont
be so hard to appears in SlackBuilds.org Web page
Source Downloads:
link/tarbal-i?86
link/tarbal.x86_64
link/tarbal.arm64

For sbopkg specific I made a fork with a small patch and it seems to
work and support this TEMPLATE.info
https://github.com/rizitis/sbopkg_hacks/tree/aarch64

I m sure that for sbotools*, slpkg etc... maintainers will  easy fix
what needed in future (if you adopt this TEMPLATE.info future)

What will probably be hard sbobot, that is something I have no idea
how easy will be or if arm64 tarball will stay as UNTESTED as this is
already happening now.
For me that will be fair enough, but that's me...

Any way this email is just some test i did and one idea for the
future, nothing more.
Thats why i didnt even made PR in sbopkg master branch for my patch.
I have the idea and my knowledge stop here.
The rest (if any) are for more experts!

regards.