[Slackbuilds-users] updating dozens/hundreds packages/queues more easily/correctly weekly?

Lockywolf for_slackbuilds-users_mlist_2023-04-21 at lockywolf.net
Tue Apr 2 04:02:48 UTC 2024


Jeremy Hansen <jebrhansen+SBo at gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Apr 1, 2024, 8:07 PM <dchmelik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  I installed more packages built from SlackBuilds.org (SBo) than urchlay 
>  (a few years ago 1150+, now more) and see after updates, some/many need 
>  most/all dependencies rebuilt but you never know until either building 
>  or using crashes.  Is there a way to keep track and rebuild these 
>  without having to manually load dozens/hundreds queues in sbopkg (nor 
>  use its command-line)--I heard it may be easier with sborepo?  I have no 
>  need for my own repository and want to avoid creating one (other than 
>  just a directory/folder) but are there instructions on updating more 
>  easily/correctly weekly just for users?
>
> Simply put, sbopkg does not have any proper way to handle this other than rebuilding the entire tree.
>
> The only program I know that decently handles this is slackrepo, but it seems to be best used on a clean
> machine (either virtual or not), which can be difficult with certain users setups.
>
> But I also have only used sbopkg and slackrepo (with the latter used in conjunction with slapt-get to handle
> dependencies of packages), so others might be better set up for it without me being aware of it.
>
> Jeremy
>
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Might it be that sboupgrade is what you need?
Not sure if it can detect broken ldd, but it seems to be able to update
the deps if the target package needs them.

-- 
Your sincerely,
Vladimir Nikishkin (MiEr, lockywolf)
(Laptop)
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