Re: gambas very simple updater

[Brian G <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/6/24 11:56, munix9 wrote:
> 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/

Yes like that but was thinking of something more maintained and secured 
by the Gambas project itself. I am aware there are a few builds of 
Gambas available there already. Perhaps available thru the Gambas 
website links.


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~~~~ Brian

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