sbo-create 2.3.1

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.

Source

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

Commands

Command	Description
create	Create SlackBuild files (interactive or non-interactive)
download	Download source files listed in the .info file
check	Check if package(s) exist in the SBo repository
search	Search for packages by partial name
scan	Scan a source tarball for potential dependencies
validate	Validate package files against SBo submission guidelines
bump	Bump version in .info and .SlackBuild
package	Create the submission tarball
edit	Open package files in the configured editor
rename	Rename package files and update all PRGNAM references
fetch	Fetch a SlackBuild package from SBo or local clone
deps	Show dependency tree for a package
rdeps	Show reverse dependencies for a package
repo diff	Show diff between local files and the SBo repository
repo sync	Sync the local SBo git repository
repo submit	Commit and push a package update via git
repo copy	Copy local package files to the SBo repository
repo log	Show packages committed on current branch
repology	Check package versions via repology.org
clean	Remove downloaded source tarballs
maintainer	Create or update maintainer configuration
update	Update templates from slackbuilds.org

Quick Start

# First run: download templates and package index
sbo-create update

# Create a new package interactively
sbo-create create

# Validate and auto-fix before submission
sbo-create validate --fix

# Bump version and recompute checksums
sbo-create bump 2.0.0 --with-sources

Documentation

Full documentation: man sbo-create or 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.