add slakmagik's 'sbopkg subversion package maker' (sspm) to /tools directory; this nifty script will sync with the sbopkg SVN repo, build a package from the local SVN copy, and, optionally, install the SVN package; thanks to slakmagik for the contribution

tools/sspm

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+#!/bin/bash
+# $Id: sspm,v 1.5 2009-01-24 00:45:41-05 j Exp j $
+# Written by slakmagik <jsun freeshell org> (usual symbols in spaces)
+# Released under the WTFPL
+
+script=${0##*/}
+
+# USER-MODIFIABLE VARIABLES
+# this needs to be where the checked out svn directory is. The 'sbopkg' part
+# is 'sbopkg-read-only' if doing a default checkout and is the only thing that
+# is likely to need changing.
+repo="/home/chess/test/sbopkg"
+remote_repo="http://sbopkg.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/"
+export OUTPUT="${OUTPUT:-/tmp}"
+
+usage() {
+cat << EOF
+$script: sbopkg subversion package maker usage: $script [-b] | [-i] | [-s]
+
+-b build a package from local subversion repository
+-i install the package
+-s syncs the local repo to the remote one
+
+No arguments is equivalent to -bis: $script checks out the latest revision to
+the subversion repository and builds and installs a package from it.
+EOF
+exit
+}
+
+if (( $# == 0 )); then
+    build="yes"
+    inst="yes"
+    sync="yes"
+else
+    build="no"
+    inst="no"
+    sync="no"
+fi
+
+while getopts :bis opt; do
+    case $opt in
+        b) build="yes" ;;
+        i) inst="yes" ;;
+        s) sync="yes" ;;
+        *) usage ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ $sync == yes ]]; then
+    if [ -w $repo/.. ]; then
+        svn checkout $remote_repo $repo ||
+            ( echo "$script: checkout failed" 1>&2; exit 1 )
+    else
+        printf "$script: $repo is not writable.\n" 1>&2
+        printf "Change your privileges or the value of the \"repo\" "
+        printf "variable.\n" 1>&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# this allows for a version mismatch if someone builds a package, doesn't
+# install it, then syncs their repo to a newer version, then does install the
+# old package. But, as the doctor said to the guy who complained that it hurt
+# when he did that, don't DO that.
+if [[ $build == yes || $inst == yes ]]; then
+    # this is for testing unaltered svn versions
+    svn_script="$repo/src/usr/bin/sbopkg"
+    if [ -r $svn_script ]; then
+        export VERSION="svn$(grep -m1 '$Id.*$' $svn_script |
+            sed 's/.* sbopkg \([^ ]*\).*/\1/')"
+    else
+        echo "$script: unable to find $svn_script." 1>&2
+        echo "Please check your repository." 1>&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    # I use this for testing patches made against the svn repo
+    #export VERSION=$(date "+%Y%m%d_%H%M")
+
+    if [[ $OUTPUT =~ "$repo/(sbopkg-$VERSION|root-tools)" ]]; then
+        printf "$script: the OUTPUT variable is set to a path that will be "
+        printf "removed.\n" 1>&2
+        printf "Please alter the value of the variable.\n" 1>&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # technically, you only need to be root to install the packages and not to
+    # build them, but standard slackbuilds don't build as unprivileged user
+    # anyway
+    output_pkg=$OUTPUT/sbopkg-$VERSION-noarch-1_cng.tgz
+    su -c "(
+        if [[ $build == yes ]]; then
+            cd $repo
+            if [ -d sbopkg-$VERSION ] || [ -d root-tools ]; then
+                echo \"$script: director(y|ies) exist\" 1>&2; exit 1
+            fi
+            cp -r src sbopkg-$VERSION
+            cp -r tools root-tools
+            tar --exclude='*.svn*' --exclude='*.rej' \
+                -czvf $repo/root-tools/sbopkg-$VERSION.tar.gz sbopkg-$VERSION
+            cd $repo/root-tools
+            ./sbopkg.SlackBuild
+            cd $repo
+            rm -rf root-tools
+            rm -rf sbopkg-$VERSION
+        fi
+        if [[ $inst == yes ]]; then
+            if [ -r $output_pkg ]; then
+                upgradepkg --install-new --reinstall $output_pkg
+            else
+                echo \"$script: $output_pkg not found.\" 1>&2; exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+    )"
+fi