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

[phalange at komputermatrix.com]

On 2025-03-10 04:11, thinkunix via SlackBuilds-users wrote:
> 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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I share this view; I maintain a couple binaries and I'd be happy to 
rename them *-bin.

IMHO it's easier to have a rule than a case-by-case evaluation (i.e., 
checking is there, could there be a source code build).