[Slackbuilds-users] perl-template needs updating

2016-08-21 Thread B Watson
This stuff: perl Build.PL \ prefix /usr \ installdirs vendor ./Build ./Build test ./Build install \ --destdir $PKG \ --install_path bindoc=/usr/man/man1 \ --install_path libdoc=/usr/man/man3 ...every time I've tried to use it, I get: Too early to specify a build action 'prefix'. Do

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Am trying to build a perl module, perl-gd, in order to bring shutter up-to-date

2016-08-21 Thread Thomas Morper
On Sun, 21 Aug 2016, B Watson wrote: > Doesn't need a patch, just different options to Build. You're right. To my excuse: the use of "perl Build.PL --prefix ..." is documented and GD certainly breaks this. Thereafter I didn't investigate any further and simply patched. --

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Am trying to build a perl module, perl-gd, in order to bring shutter up-to-date

2016-08-21 Thread B Watson
On 8/21/16, unix_li...@f-m.fm wrote: > On Sun, Aug 21, 2016, at 04:51 PM, Thomas Morper wrote: >> The Build.PL will work but needs a patch because the use of Getopt >> renders >> the usual Build.PL options useless. > > No wonder I couldn't get this to build. Thanks for the

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Am trying to build a perl module, perl-gd, in order to bring shutter up-to-date

2016-08-21 Thread unix_lists
On Sun, Aug 21, 2016, at 04:51 PM, Thomas Morper wrote: > On Sun, 21 Aug 2016, unix_li...@f-m.fm wrote: > > > Is someone willing to build a perl module for me, perl-GD, and submit > > it to slackbuilds so that I can update shutter? > > I do NOT want to become the maintainer of perl-GD, but I

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Am trying to build a perl module, perl-gd, in order to bring shutter up-to-date

2016-08-21 Thread B Watson
On 8/21/16, unix_li...@f-m.fm wrote: > Thanks so much for taking this on. It is very helpful. I'll look at it > more tomorrow. I found out why 'Build test' is failing. It's using freetype, rendering a truetype font into an image, and then comparing pixel-for-pixel to a

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Am trying to build a perl module, perl-gd, in order to bring shutter up-to-date

2016-08-21 Thread unix_lists
On Sun, Aug 21, 2016, at 04:38 PM, B Watson wrote: > On 8/21/16, unix_li...@f-m.fm wrote: > > Is someone willing to build a perl module for me, perl-GD, and submit > > it to slackbuilds so that I can update shutter? > > I'll take you up on that. > > > If anyone is

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Am trying to build a perl module, perl-gd, in order to bring shutter up-to-date

2016-08-21 Thread Thomas Morper
On Sun, 21 Aug 2016, unix_li...@f-m.fm wrote: > Is someone willing to build a perl module for me, perl-GD, and submit > it to slackbuilds so that I can update shutter? I do NOT want to become the maintainer of perl-GD, but I do know its pitfalls, so I prepared a SlackBuild for anyone willing to

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] Am trying to build a perl module, perl-gd, in order to bring shutter up-to-date

2016-08-21 Thread B Watson
On 8/21/16, unix_li...@f-m.fm wrote: > Is someone willing to build a perl module for me, perl-GD, and submit > it to slackbuilds so that I can update shutter? I'll take you up on that. > If anyone is interested, one thing I have found is that you probably > want to disable

[Slackbuilds-users] Am trying to build a perl module, perl-gd, in order to bring shutter up-to-date

2016-08-21 Thread unix_lists
Is someone willing to build a perl module for me, perl-GD, and submit it to slackbuilds so that I can update shutter? The source can be found here: http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/L/LD/LDS/GD-2.56.tar.gz I am the maintainer of shutter, the screenshot application. It is sorely outdated.

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] My new submission was rejected by mx.partnerconsole.net

2016-08-21 Thread Beni
On 08/21/2016 05:01 AM, Duncan Roe wrote: > Hi, > > On trying to upload a new package, I received > >> duncan_...@acslink.net.au was rejected by mx.partnerconsole.net. >> Go back and enter a valid E-Mail address. > > but that's my subscribed address. What's happening? I had the same problem

Re: [Slackbuilds-users] My new submission was rejected by mx.partnerconsole.net

2016-08-21 Thread Christoph Willing
On 21/08/16 13:01, Duncan Roe wrote: Hi, On trying to upload a new package, I received duncan_...@acslink.net.au was rejected by mx.partnerconsole.net. Go back and enter a valid E-Mail address. but that's my subscribed address. What's happening? Pointing a browser at acslink.net.au