sbo-create 2.1.0

SBo tool for creating SlackBuilds.

About

sbo-create is a command-line tool for creating and maintaining SlackBuilds.org packages.

It covers the entire package lifecycle: generating files from official SBo templates, downloading and verifying sources, validating against SBo submission guidelines, bumping versions, and packaging for submission — all from a single tool.

Homepage

Visit the project website here.

Source

• GitLab repository.
• SlackBuilds.org repository.
• PyPI repository.

Features

• File-based SlackBuild templates auto-updated from slackbuilds.org.
• Creates all package files inside a <prgnam>/ subdirectory, matching the SBo layout. Supports interactive mode, sbc create myapp (positional), and full flag-based non-interactive mode.
• Create submission tarball (<prgnam>.tar.gz) with automatic validation.
• Validation of .info fields and md5sums against SBo submission guidelines.
• Automatic verification of dependencies in REQUIRES against SBo repository.
• Local caching of SBo package list for instantaneous and offline validation.
• Checks whether a package already exists in the SBo repository.
• Fetches and extracts a SlackBuild package from the SBo repository, or copies it directly from a local clone when SBO_REPO_PATH is configured. Supports browsing package files and reading individual files without a full download.
• Shows a unified diff between local package files and the SBo repository.
• Resolves recursive dependencies (deps) and reverse dependencies (rdeps) using the local package index or a local SBo clone.
• Searches for packages by partial name match.
• Downloads source files listed in the .info file, with optional URL accessibility check via HTTP HEAD requests.
• Bumps version in .info and .SlackBuild, with optional automatic update of DOWNLOAD URLs, source download, and MD5SUM recomputation.
• Preview files that would be created without writing anything to disk.
• Auto-correction of quotation marks in .info file fields.
• Auto-imports text from slack-desc into the README file.
• Interactive CLI prompt to create or update maintainer configuration, with current values shown as defaults. Type ! to clear a field.
• Auto-imports maintainer data into the .SlackBuild script.
• Auto-imports and verifies MD5 checksums in the .info file.
• ARM64 architecture support.
• Opens all package files in the configured editor with a single command.
• Renames package files and updates all PRGNAM references and slack-desc content in one step, with word-boundary matching.
• Interactive create mode with arrow-key template selection when no flags given.
• Strip comment lines and inline comments from .SlackBuild.
• Strict pre-submission checks: HTTPS URLs, HOMEPAGE accessibility, executable bit, exact slack-desc line count, and MAINTAINER/EMAIL match.
• Syncs the local SBo git repository after a weekly public update: pulls the main branch, deletes the old working branch, and creates a fresh one.
• Submits a package update via git (commit and push) or opens the SBo web submission page if no git repository is configured. Warns if the working branch is behind the main branch and auto-detects first-push upstream setup.
• Queries repology.org for package version status by maintainer e-mail. Filters by --newest, --outdated, --problematic, or shows all statuses when no filter is given.
• ANSI-coloured CLI output and colored help (suppressed when output is piped).

Usage

usage: sbo-create COMMAND [OPTIONS]
       sbc COMMAND [OPTIONS]

Note: sbc is available as a shorter alias for sbo-create. Available commands: create, download, check, search, clean, info, list, validate, bump, package, edit, rename, fetch, deps, rdeps, diff, sync, submit, update, maintainer, repology.

Create all SlackBuild files interactively (arrow-key template selection):

sbo-create create

Create all SlackBuild files non-interactively for a Python package:

sbo-create create -n prgnam -r 1.0.0 -t python

Open package files in the configured editor:

sbo-create edit

Rename package files (updates PRGNAM, SlackBuild header, and slack-desc):

sbo-create rename newname

Create submission tarball (prompts for strict validation before packaging):

sbo-create package

Update templates from slackbuilds.org:

sbo-create update

Search for packages by partial name:

sbo-create search python3-b

Remove downloaded source tarballs:

sbo-create clean

Check if a package exists in the SBo repository:

sbo-create check python3-build

Check multiple packages at once:

sbo-create check vim slpkg colored

Check URL accessibility without downloading:

sbo-create download --check-urls

Validate the .info file:

sbo-create validate

Show detailed warnings for missing or untracked source tarballs during validation:

sbo-create validate --md5

Auto-fix common issues across all package files (trailing whitespace, quotes, PRGNAM, VERSION sync, copyright year, final newline, and MD5SUM recomputation from local sources when a mismatch is detected):

sbo-create validate --fix

Auto-fix all issues including strict ones (HOMEPAGE http→https, executable bit, source tarballs, MAINTAINER/EMAIL):

sbo-create validate --strict --fix

Bump version and recompute checksums:

sbo-create bump 2.0.0 --with-sources

Run strict pre-submission validation:

sbo-create validate --strict

List available templates:

sbo-create list

Show dependency tree for a package:

sbo-create deps neovim-qt
sbo-create deps neovim-qt --tree

Show which packages depend on a given package:

sbo-create rdeps python3-tomlkit

Sync the SBo repository after a weekly public update:

sbo-create sync

Fetch and extract a SlackBuild package from SBo (or local clone):

sbo-create fetch slpkg

Submit a package update via git (commit and push):

sbo-create submit

Check package versions via repology.org (all statuses):

sbo-create repology

Show only outdated packages for a specific maintainer e-mail:

sbo-create repology --outdated -m [e-mail]

Documentation

Full documentation is available at dslackw.gitlab.io/sbo-create.

License

GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or merge request on GitLab.

Copyrights

Slackware® is a Registered Trademark of Patrick Volkerding. Linux is a Registered Trademark of Linus Torvalds.