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Hey!

Can Slackbuilds from slackbuilds.org be used to make .tgz programs in puppies compatible with a Slackware distribution? Will these programs work in slackware puppies?

(My goal is to assemble the zoom program from slackbuild and try to use it, for example, in ScPup)

From Dmitry (Russia)

@Maybe :-

Dmitry, every time you post on here it's always to ask about Zoom, in one form or another. May I ask why? Is there any particular reason why it MUST be Zoom?

I take it you are aware that there's a whole host of video-calling apps out there nowadays, yes?

There's:-

• Skype

• Google's 'Duo' & 'Meet' (both in the browser)

• Jitsi 'Meet'

• Wire

• Ekiga

• Linphone

• Jami

• Blink

• Discord can make video-calls...

.....etc., etc. (to name but a few).

Or is it a case of you must have Zoom because all your friends have?

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I very much doubt Slackbuilds would work anyway. As I understand it, this is a scripting solution that obtains the source code, compiles it, tracks down required dependencies then packages it up and installs it for you.

AFAIK, Zoom is closed-source, and the source code is NOT available.

Mike.

@Maybe

In general slackbuilds can be compiled in Slacko Puppy. I did so for some dependencies in Slacko 6.3.2 and Slacko64 7.0.
Though there are limitations:

• slackbuilds are almost not the latest version of whatever you want to compile

• slackbuilds don't obtain source code. You have to download sources with the matching version of the build script

• dependencies have to be solved manually before compiling

It's trial and error on Slacko Puppy