[Slackbuilds-users] [RFC] a binary repack SlackBuild template.

thinkunix thinkunix at zoho.com
Mon Mar 10 08:11:33 UTC 2025


B. Watson wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 4 Mar 2025, fsLeg wrote:
>>
>> What about proprietary software? It's only distributed as pre-built 
>> binaries (like mentioned discord, also saflashplayer). Do such 
>> packages need to be named *-bin?
> 
> Good question. I might not bother with the -bin in that case.

Wouldn't it be better to always use the "-bin" for binary repacks?
Then if the source is eventually released, you won't have naming
issues.  The non"-bin" version is built from source; the "-bin" is
a binary repack.


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