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authorAndrew Strong <andrew.david.45@gmail.com>2010-05-11 22:25:31 +0200
committerRobby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org>2010-05-11 22:25:31 +0200
commitf765e0fddea2b4b1b676a3a744c172764d5dabaf (patch)
tree0c81194b34deaf633937c9b3dcf2a87af87c0058 /network/leafnode
parentf39f6da971bbc4a2b8f5fadf198b6ad5973f924d (diff)
network/leafnode: Updated for version 2.0.0.alpha20081110a
Diffstat (limited to 'network/leafnode')
-rw-r--r--network/leafnode/README43
-rw-r--r--network/leafnode/doinst.sh1
-rw-r--r--network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild15
-rw-r--r--network/leafnode/leafnode.info8
-rw-r--r--network/leafnode/slack-desc2
5 files changed, 24 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/network/leafnode/README b/network/leafnode/README
index e35e2cd537b8..28336f521df8 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/README
+++ b/network/leafnode/README
@@ -1,44 +1,21 @@
Leafnode 2 is an NNTP proxy server intended for small sites, where
there are few users and little disk space, but where a large number of
groups is desired. It can also be used to give a regular newsreader
-off-line functionality. The leafnode program itself is the server while
-the programs fetchnews and texpire transport the news and expire old
-articles respectively.
+off-line functionality.
-There is a little work to do to install this program effectively, all
+There is some work to do to install this program effectively, all
of which is clearly set out in the README file contained in the source.
-It is strongly advised for you to read it thoroughly before installing
-leafnode. Below is a quick sketch of the requirements for Leafnode setup:
+It is strongly advised that you read this file thoroughly before
+installing Leafnode 2. In summary you need to:
-After the installation, you need to:
-1. Ensure $NNTPSERVER or /etc/nntpserver point to localhost.
+1. Ensure $NNTPSERVER or /etc/nntpserver points to 'localhost'.
2. Set /etc/inetd.conf so leafnode is executed for incoming NNTP connections.
- nntp stream tcp nowait news /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/leafnode
-3. Set /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow to protect the server. See the
- README
- /etc/hosts.deny: leafnode: ALL
- /etc/hosts.allow: leafnode: 127.0.0.1
-4. Create /etc/leafnode/config and adjust settings as required. A sample
- file - /etc/leafnode/config.example - is already there.
+3. Set /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow to protect the server.
+4. Create /etc/leafnode/config and adjust settings as required.
5. Set cronjobs for fetchnews and texpire.
-6. Fetch the newsgroup list from your server.
- /usr/sbin/fetchnews -vv
- /usr/sbin/texpire -vv
- ** texpire will make sure the leafnode news spool is in working order.
-7. Set your newsreader to use the localhost leafnode.
+6. Fetch the newsgroup list from the upstream server.
+7. Set your newsreader to use 'localhost'.
-All of this is carefully written up in the README file of the source code and I
-stress again the importance of reading that file thorougly. You may also want
-to read the following guides:
-
-The below guide is specifically aimed at slackware users and details concise
-and quickl instructions on how to get a good leafnode install up and working:
+You may also want to read the following guide:
* http://www.andrews-corner.org/leafnode.html
-
-While the guide below is not specifically written for Slackware, it offers
-many good tips and many ideas for scripts to make working with
-leafnode easier.
-
-* http://homepage.ntlworld.com/garryknight/linux/leafnode.html
-
diff --git a/network/leafnode/doinst.sh b/network/leafnode/doinst.sh
index a768dc8c1d6a..f9a8bdcaa445 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/doinst.sh
+++ b/network/leafnode/doinst.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
if [ ! -e etc/leafnode/local.groups ]; then
touch etc/leafnode/local.groups
fi
diff --git a/network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild b/network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild
index fab008351ae5..846ec1da728e 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
#!/bin/sh
-# Slackware 12 build script for Leafnode 2
+# Slackware build script for Leafnode 2
# Copyright 2008-2009 Andrew Strong (http://www.andrews-corner.org)
# All rights reserved.
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@
# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-# Build script modified by the SlackBuilds.org project
-
PRGNAM=leafnode
-VERSION=2.0.0.alpha20070602a
+VERSION=2.0.0.alpha20081110a
ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
CWD=$(pwd)
@@ -39,6 +37,8 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+ SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
fi
set -e
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
--sysconfdir=/etc/leafnode \
--mandir=/usr/man \
--localstatedir=/var \
- --enable-runas-user=news
+ --enable-runas-user=news \
+ --enable-spooldir=/var/spool/news \
+ --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
make
make install DESTDIR=$PKG
@@ -94,3 +96,4 @@ cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
cd $PKG
/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
+
diff --git a/network/leafnode/leafnode.info b/network/leafnode/leafnode.info
index c87fcc6e6cd6..0db8271c2dbb 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/leafnode.info
+++ b/network/leafnode/leafnode.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
PRGNAM="leafnode"
-VERSION="2.0.0.alpha20070602a"
+VERSION="2.0.0.alpha20081110a"
HOMEPAGE="http://www-dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de/~ma/leafnode/beta/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://home.pages.de/~mandree/leafnode/beta/leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20070602a.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="83d9b7785479620843523d6c80fcc01e"
+DOWNLOAD="http://slackbuilds.org/sources/leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20081110a.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="c5505869b2baa89923e14d0a392012f0"
MAINTAINER="Andrew Strong"
EMAIL="andrew.david.45@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="Michiel,rworkman"
+APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/network/leafnode/slack-desc b/network/leafnode/slack-desc
index b96566d2525e..2fbf43bba18b 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/slack-desc
+++ b/network/leafnode/slack-desc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
|-----handy-ruler-----------------------------------------------------|
-leafnode: Leafnode-2 (a store-and-forward NNTP proxy server)
+leafnode: Leafnode-2: an NNTP proxy server
leafnode:
leafnode: Leafnode-2 is an NNTP proxy server intended for small sites, where
leafnode: there are few users and little disk space, but where a large number