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@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ irssi-python embeds Python into an Irssi module, providing most of the
functionality of the Perl wrapper to Python scripts using a similar
interface.
-After the package is installed, you can test it from within irssi
-by running "/load python". If this works OK, you can configure irssi
-to always load the module with a command like:
+After the package is installed, you can test it from within irssi by
+running "/load python". If this works OK, you can configure irssi to
+always load the module with a command like:
$ echo 'load python' >> ~/.irssi/startup
@@ -15,14 +15,19 @@ upgraded, you'll almost certainly have to rebuild & reinstall this.
Symptoms may include irssi ABI version mismatch errors or segfaults.
If you get a warning about an irssi version mismatch when building
-irssi-python, first update your irssi package to the latest one in
-patches/:
+irssi-python, first update your irssi package to the latest one for
+your Slackware version:
# slackpkg update
# slackpkg upgrade irssi
-If you still get the warning, set the environment variable IRSSI_VER
-to the correct irssi version. You'll also have to have the irssi source
-tarball in the SlackBuild directory. It should be available from:
+If you still get the warning, set the environment variable VERSION.
+The first part of VERSION (before the _) should not change, but the
+part after the _ is the irssi version. Example:
-http://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/source/irssi/
+# VERSION="test4_1.2.5" sh irssi-python.SlackBuild
+
+You'll also have to have the irssi .tar.xz source tarball in the
+SlackBuild directory. It should be available from:
+
+https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/