4 files changed, 64 insertions, 51 deletions
diff --git a/network/snownews/README b/network/snownews/README
index 9d0d91f4757f..ce0d6e451c69 100644
--- a/network/snownews/README
+++ b/network/snownews/README
@@ -1,2 +1,26 @@
-Snownews is a text mode RSS/RDF newsreader. It supports all
-versions of RSS natively and supports other formats via plugins.
+Snownews is a text mode RSS/RDF newsreader. It supports all versions of RSS
+natively and supports other formats via plugins. The program depends on
+ncurses for the user interface and uses libxml2 for for XML parsing.
+
+Features:
+
+    * Runs on Linux, *BSD, OS X (Darwin), Solaris and probably many more Unices.
+      Yes, even works under Cygwin.
+    * Fast and very resource friendly.
+    * Builtin HTTP client will follow server redirects and update feed URLs that
+      point to permanent redirects (301) automatically.
+    * Snownews understands "Not-Modified" (304) server replies and handles gzip
+      compression.
+    * Local cache for minimal network traffic.
+    * HTTP proxy support.
+    * HTTP authentication support (basic and digest methods).
+    * Optional, basic cookie support.
+    * A help menu available throughout the program.
+    * Automatic update checking (can be deactivated).
+    * Few dependencies on external libraries; ncurses and libxml2.
+    * Import feature for OPML subscription lists.
+    * Fully customizable key bindings of all program functions.
+    * Type Ahead Find for quick and easy navigation.
+    * Color support.
+    * Extensible via plugins.
+    * Feed categories and many other useful features!
diff --git a/network/snownews/slack-desc b/network/snownews/slack-desc
index 2ed1053d8b6d..4f63110bc694 100644
--- a/network/snownews/slack-desc
+++ b/network/snownews/slack-desc
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
         |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-snownews: Snownews (text mode RSS/RDF reader)
+snownews: Snownews (Text mode RSS newsreader)
 snownews: 
 snownews: Snownews is a text mode RSS/RDF newsreader. It supports all
 snownews: versions of RSS natively and supports other formats via plugins.
 snownews: 
-snownews: The program depends on ncurses for the user interface and uses
-snownews: libxml2 for XML parsing. ncurses must be at least version 5.0. It
-snownews: should work with any version of libxml2. 
+snownews: Homepage: http://kiza.kcore.de/software/snownews/
+snownews: 
+snownews: 
 snownews: 
 snownews: 
 snownews: 
diff --git a/network/snownews/snownews.SlackBuild b/network/snownews/snownews.SlackBuild
index d30967d58c82..cb4c15a71202 100644
--- a/network/snownews/snownews.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/snownews/snownews.SlackBuild
@@ -1,34 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Slackware build script for snownews
-
-# Copyright 2006  Martin Lefebvre <dadexter@gmail.com>
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
-# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-#
-# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
-# EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
-# OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
-# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
-# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
-# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-# Modified by the SlackBuilds.org project
+# Written by Grigorios Bouzakis (grbzks@gmail.com)
 
 PRGNAM=snownews
-VERSION=1.5.7
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.5.10}
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+
 CWD=$(pwd)
 TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
@@ -38,38 +18,47 @@ 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
+
 rm -rf $PKG
 mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
-cd $TMP || exit 1
+cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-tar -zxvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz || exit 1
-cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION || exit 1
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
+cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
-chmod -R a-s,u+w,go+r-w .
+find . \
+ \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 -o -perm 511 \) \
+ -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+ \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) \
+ -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \
-  --prefix=/usr || exit 1
+  --prefix=/usr
+sed -i "s/-O2/$SLKCFLAGS/" platform_settings
 
-make || exit 1
-make install DESTDIR=$PKG || exit 1
-
-# Fix a symlink in $PKG/usr/bin
-( cd $PKG/usr/bin ; rm -f snow2opml ; ln -s opml2snow snow2opml )
+make
+make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 
 ( cd $PKG
-  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
+  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
   find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
 )
 
-find $PKG/usr/man -type f -name "*.?" -exec gzip -9f {} \;
+mv $PKG/usr/share/man $PKG/usr
+
+( cd $PKG/usr/man
+  find . -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
+  for i in $( find . -type l ) ; do ln -s $( readlink $i ).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
+)
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a AUTHOR COPYING CREDITS Changelog INSTALL README* \
-  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a AUTHOR COPYING CREDITS Changelog INSTALL README README.de README.patching \
+      $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/network/snownews/snownews.info b/network/snownews/snownews.info
index 2befbd9da377..d246ad63ebf6 100644
--- a/network/snownews/snownews.info
+++ b/network/snownews/snownews.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="snownews"
-VERSION="1.5.7"
+VERSION="1.5.10"
 HOMEPAGE="http://kiza.kcore.de/software/snownews/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://kiza.kcore.de/software/snownews/download/snownews-1.5.7.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="75ffa004e755a233f49b1cdfcd9e3d85"
-MAINTAINER="Martin Lefebvre"
-EMAIL="dadexter@gmail.com"
-APPROVED="rworkman,elohim"
+DOWNLOAD="http://kiza.kcore.de/software/snownews/download/snownews-1.5.10.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="213a7543bab31a7dfe5a76c173cd5d49"
+MAINTAINER="Grigorios Bouzakis"
+EMAIL="grbzks@gmail.com"
+APPROVED="Erik Hanson"