Making packages
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Introduction
Normally software is installed by compiling and installing it. This requires all kinds of development tools to be present on the computer, and a good number of steps to be taken.
Packages with pre-compiled software make installing the programs much quicker and easier.
Below you'll find steps to follow to create packages for Bibledit and its dependencies.
Ensure you have package "checkinstall" installed, if not, install checkinstall.
Making a package for Bibledit usually means making packages for its dependencies as well, in most cases aqlite3 and scripturechecks.
First thing to do it to install bibledit and make sure it works well. See installation for helpful notes. Installing Bibledit implies you install sqlite3 and install scripturechecks as well. Do not remove the package directories for any of them, because they are all needed.
Sqlite3
To make a package for Sqlite3, follow these steps.
- Enter the directory of the sqlite3 package, by typing
cd cd sqlite3-x.x.x
- To start making a package, type
sudo /usr/local/sbin/checkinstall
- Answer all the questions that checkinstall asks you and finish the process.
At the end it will say that a package has been created and where it has been stored.
- Copy that package to the home directory.
- To install that package, type
cd sudo rpm -Uhv sqlite-x.x.x-1.i386.rpm
If all went fine, that means the package is ready.
Scripture Checks
To make a package for Scripture Checks, follow these steps.
- Enter the directory of the scricheck package, by typing
cd cd scricheck-x.x.x
- To start making a package, type
sudo /usr/local/sbin/checkinstall
- Answer all the questions that checkinstall asks you and finish the process.
At the end it will say that a package has been created and where it has been stored.
- Copy that package to the home directory.
- To install that package, type
cd sudo rpm -Uhv sqlite-x.x.x-1.i386.rpm
If all went fine, that means the package is ready.
Bibledit
To make a package for Bibledit, follow these steps.
- Enter the directory of the bibledit package, by typing
cd cd bibledit-x.x
- To start making a package, type
sudo /usr/local/sbin/checkinstall
- Answer all the questions that checkinstall asks you. Of importance is that it requires scricheck. Then finish the process.
At the end it will say that a package has been created and where it has been stored.
- Copy that package to the home directory.
- To install that package, type
cd sudo rpm -Uhv bibledit-x.x.x-1.i386.rpm
If all went fine, that means the package is ready.