PPM2

[rg66]

I've added a check button in options to enable or disable checking for service packs. Defaults to enabled, patches below.

[mavrothal]

I've added a check button in options to enable or disable checking for service packs. Defaults to enabled, patches below.

OK. Added it in the list of of additional options at the bottom of the first post of this tread.

Talking about options here is one I have for some time allowing installation of malformed packages (reaffirming puppy as a hobby distro...) that appears to be appealing to some.

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--- a/usr/local/petget/installpkg.sh
+++ b/usr/local/petget/installpkg.sh
@@ -228,15 +228,16 @@
   if [ "${DLPKG_MAIN}" != "${PETFOLDER}" ]; then
    pupkill $YAFPID1
    if [ "$DISPLAY" ]; then
-    /usr/lib/gtkdialog/box_ok "$(gettext 'Puppy Package Manager')" error "<b>${DLPKG_MAIN}.pet</b> $(gettext 'is named') <b>${PETFOLDER}</b> $(gettext 'inside the pet file. Will not install it!')"
+    . /usr/lib/gtkdialog/box_yesno "$(gettext 'PPM Warning - Suspicious activity')"  "<b>${DLPKG_MAIN}.pet</b> $(gettext 'is named') <b>${PETFOLDER}</b> $(gettext 'inside the pet file. This can be more than just poor packaging, and likely to generate problems either way.') <b> $(gettext 'Do you really want to install this pet???')</b>"
+    [ "$EXIT" != "yes" ] && exit 1
    else
-    dialog --msgbox "$DLPKG_MAIN.pet $(gettext 'is named') $PETFOLDER $(gettext 'inside the pet file. Will not install it!')" 0 0
+    dialog --defaultno --title "$(gettext 'PPM Warning - Suspicious activity')" --yesno "$DLPKG_MAIN.pet $(gettext 'is named') $PETFOLDER $(gettext 'inside the pet file. This can be more than just poor packaging, and likely to generate problems either way. Do you really want to install this pet???')" 0 0 
+    [ $? -ne 0 ] && exit 1
    fi
-   exit 1
   fi
   if [ "`echo "$PETFILES" | grep '^\\./'`" != "" ];then
    #ttuuxx has created some pets with './' prefix...
-   pPATTERN="s%^\\./${DLPKG_NAME}%%"
+   pPATTERN="s%^\\./[^/]*%%" #MochiMoppel
    echo "$PETFILES" | sed -e "$pPATTERN" > /root/.packages/${DLPKG_NAME}.files
    install_path_check
    tar ${OPT} -x --strip=2 --directory=${DIRECTSAVEPATH}/ -f ${DLPKG_MAIN}.tar.${EXT} #120102. 120107 remove --unlink-first

If you use this hack make sure you also use this one so at least get some warning when a pet is installed with 2 (3, 4, 5,....) different names and try to uninstall one of them.
Sorry, no warning against malicious packages.

[slavvo67]

I somewhat disagree with the language but I respect you for trying to standardize things. Having Puppy all over the place is one of the attractions ... and distractions....

I do like PPM2 a lot! Thanks for the tweaks, though. Means a world of difference in my small little world.

Best,

Slavvo67

[mavrothal]

I respect you for trying to standardize things.

No, I'm done with this (and other).

[666philb]

hi mavrothal,

i was wondering if there's a way to stop the terminal grabbing focus when it's installing or uninstalling?

it's annoying if you try to type anything whist it's installing multiple libs

[mavrothal]

i was wondering if there's a way to stop the terminal grabbing focus when it's installing or uninstalling?

I do not know.
We can not background the command because installs will run in parallel and will be a mess when multiple package or dependencies must be installed.

As you know you can hide the terminal in the preferences.

[xanad]

Hi all,
PPM v2
It is a great program and very functional, but it's very difficult to translate.
Some observations and some solutions.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 192#867192

[mavrothal]

but it's very difficult to translate.

Here is a version with the latest changes in woof-CE (plus some more uncommitted) that may help translation.
Please test (in translation or in English).

[L18L]

Really very difficult or even impossible, for example this:

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#: /usr/local/petget/installmodes.sh:305
msgid "of the "
msgstr ""

[mavrothal]

Really very difficult or even impossible, for example this:

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#: /usr/local/petget/installmodes.sh:305
msgid "of the "
msgstr ""

I see your point though this is a different issue.
The idea of this pet is to solve the problem that some strings although gettext and translated properly, were still displayed in English.

You bring up the issue of some (inappropriate?) syntax in English that makes it in some case tricky (impossible?) to translate.
The "of the" in your specific example reads

Last warning. ABC of the XYZ available MB will be used to install the package(s) you selected.

In a couple of languages that I understand translates fine but I' guess that in others the syntax is different and it does not. We are sure open for suggestion on the wording (we have even asked explicitly in the past) or anything else.
Better yet a patch

[L18L]

Better yet a patch

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   #. /usr/lib/gtkdialog/box_yesno "$(gettext 'Last warning')" "$NEEDEDK $(gettext 'of the ') $AVAILABLE $(gettext ' available MB will be used to install the package(s) you selected.')" "<b>$(gettext 'It is NOT sufficent. Please exit now.')</b>"  "$(gettext 'However, if you are sure about the spep-by-step process, take a risk.')" "$(gettext 'Do you want to cancel installation?')"
   . /usr/lib/gtkdialog/box_yesno "$(gettext 'Last warning')" "$(eval echo `gettext '$NEEDEDK of the  $AVAILABLE available MB will be used to install your selected packages.'`)" "<b>$(gettext 'It is NOT sufficent. Please exit now.')</b>"  "$(gettext 'However, if you are sure about the spep-by-step process, take a risk.')" "$(gettext 'Do you want to cancel installation?')" 

pot file contains then:

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#: /usr/local/petget/installmodes.sh:307
#, sh-format
msgid "$NEEDEDK of the  $AVAILABLE available MB will be used to install your selected packages."
msgstr ""

Voila

[musher0]

Hello, all.

How does a user replace in PPM's the old ftp or http addresses for Ubuntu or Debian
distros whose depots have been moved? It would be a shame to ditch because of this
the excellent work of 666philb on vividpup, or of pemasu on UpupRaring and WheezyPup. .

Thanks in advance.

musher0

[mavrothal]

pot file contains then:

Got it. Thanks!
We'll do.
If you come other similar strings please let us know.

[mavrothal]

How does a user replace in PPM's the old ftp or http addresses for Ubuntu or Debian
distros whose depots have been moved?

Since the original, the repo addresses of the binary compatible distro are in /root/.packages/DISTRO_COMPAT_REPOS. Are part of the WOOF puppy building process and were never changed by PPM...

[musher0]

How does a user replace in PPM's the old ftp or http addresses for Ubuntu or Debian
distros whose depots have been moved?

Since the original, the repo addresses of the binary compatible distro are in /root/.packages/DISTRO_COMPAT_REPOS. Are part of the WOOF puppy building process and were never changed by PPM...

Thank you, Mr. Terse. If you'd kindly elaborate, we will be grateful..

[mavrothal]

If you'd kindly elaborate, we will be grateful..

I believe my answer is addressing your question.
You may want to ask a better question if you are not happy with the answers you are getting.

[musher0]

If you'd kindly elaborate, we will be grateful..

I believe my answer is addressing your question.
You may want to ask a better question if you are not happy with the answers you are getting.

Hello mavrothal.

It isn't, but I thank you nevertheless for at least the time you spent typing your insult.

One forum member has provided one answer, and others have offered either a
pointer to it, or some help as to the focus of the question, so I won't be bothering
you any further.

Here's the funny thing about questions: when they first pop up in your head, they're
often fuzzy. You may wish to think about that -- or not.

BFN.

musher0

[darry1966]

If I understand MusherO correctly he wants to know if you can edit PPM2 like apt-get sources list - pretty simple question.

Especially if sources change and they do, or you want a faster mirror.

[musher0]

Thanks for the moral support, darry1966.

I just put augras' solution to the test in upup-Raring-3.9.9.2. I did everything right, I
think, followed augras' instructions, updated the dB's, etc.

The PPM now lists the files from the http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
site, but it doesn't download any of them because it can't get the filesize on my
system. Beats me.

In any case... patience is a virtue! We'll see this bug through, I'm sure.

I think it would be useful to have this feature in PPM because eventually all ubuntu-
based Pups will end up in this situation, which is no fun for the user. The user who
finds a Puppy distro (s)he likes will want to keep it as long as possible, so I think
(s)he would appreciate having this feature. (Provided by augras' pet or otherwise, it
doesn't really matter, IMO.)

Other distros have a longer life-cycle, but they'll end up in that situation too.

BFN.

musher0

[musher0]

Hello all.

I risked plucking Iguleder's edit of PPM2 for LibrePup out of librepup and grafting it in
UpupRaring (after proper back-up of the original UpupRaring PPM). It worked fine.

This version gave me more to go on than UpupRaring's original version. It seems
the problem is with the filesize determination on the ubuntu servers, not on my
system. (Please see screen capture.)

Iguleder's PPM2 provided me with enough info to go to the depot and download the
files I wanted. Not ideal, but better than nothing. Once there, I noted that the
old.releases.ubuntu.com server was slow as hell. So maybe their speed is causing the bug.

Anyway, this is not a complaint; it's intended to be a contribution, however
incomplete, towards solving a bug.

BFN.

musher0
~~~~~~~~~
P.S. As a result, I now have a .tar.lzo archive of Iguleder's PPM2 in librepup. If
anyone's interested, leave me a note? Cheers.