Re: gambas very simple updater

[munix9 <munix9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 06.04.24 um 20:30 schrieb Brian G:
> On 4/6/24 08:14, Bruce Steers wrote:
> > https://gitlab.com/bsteers4/gambas/-/blob/bruces-patched/Install_Gambas.sh?ref_type=heads
> >
> > Remember that all bells and whistles installer script i made?
> >
> > well i just made a very, very simple one.  only 120 lines, about as 
> > simple as i could get it. it probably needs to be a bit less simple 
> > with some error handling and stuff.
> >
> > it does no detection and no downloading.
> > It must be run from a gambas source folder
> > (I have placed it in my fork and just used it on neon6 VM and it's 
> > working just as expected)
> >
> > it does the following...
> >
> > * Asks if you want to "run" the install commands or just show them.
> > (just showing is good for testing it looks okay first)
> >
> > * Then asks you to select your os from the .gitlab-ci.yml file build list.
> >
> > * Then it will either print the commands you need to upgrade to 
> > autotools compiled version or run them all for you.
> >
> > If installing it pauses before running make install to warn to be sure 
> > packager installed gambas is removed before the next step.
> >
> > Maybe we could work on something like this to include in the main 
> > source to make the old "upgrading is too complicated for some" 
> > rhetoric obsolete ? :)
> >
> >
> > Respects
> > BruceS
> Would it be possible to host repositories for most main line Linux 
> version, rpm, deb etc like the daily and stable for Ubuntu.
>
> This would make updating a very very simple process.

something like the Open Build Service?

https://openbuildservice.org/
https://software.opensuse.org/
https://build.opensuse.org/


> --
> ~~~~ Brian