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| author | Sadeep Madurange <sadeep@asciimx.com> | 2025-12-08 17:34:35 +0800 |
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| committer | Sadeep Madurange <sadeep@asciimx.com> | 2025-12-08 21:05:19 +0800 |
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diff --git a/_site/blog/suckless-software/index.html b/_site/blog/suckless-software/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ea91072 --- /dev/null +++ b/_site/blog/suckless-software/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <title>How I manage Suckless software packages</title> + + <head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <title>How I manage Suckless software packages</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/main.css"> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/css/skeleton.css"> +</head> + + + + </head> + <body> + + <div id="nav-container" class="container"> + <ul id="navlist" class="left"> + + <li > + <a href="/" class="link-decor-none">hme</a> + </li> + <li class="active"> + <a href="/blog/" class="link-decor-none">blg</a> + </li> + <li > + <a href="/projects/" class="link-decor-none">poc</a> + </li> + <li > + <a href="/about/" class="link-decor-none">abt</a> + </li> + <li><a href="/feed.xml" class="link-decor-none">rss</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + + + + <main> + <div class="container"> + <div class="container-2"> + <h2 class="center" id="title">HOW I MANAGE SUCKLESS SOFTWARE PACKAGES</h2> + <h6 class="center">30 NOVEMBER 2025</h5> + <br> + <div class="twocol justify"><p>Since <a href="https://suckless.org/" class="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">suckless</a> software requires users to modify the +source code and recompile to customize, I need a way to maintain patches over +the long term while retaining the ability to upgrade the software as new +versions are released.</p> + +<h2 id="initial-setup">Initial setup</h2> + +<p>When using a suckless program, I usually begin by cloning the project and +setting the remote URL to push a copy of the source code with my patches to my +own git repository:</p> + +<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>git clone git://git.suckless.org/dwm +git reset --hard <tag> +git remote set-url --push origin git@git.asciimx.com:/repos/dwm +</code></pre></div></div> + +<p>This way, I can pull updates from the upstream project whenever I want, while +committing my changes to my own git repository. The git reset command aligns my +branch head with a stable release before applying patches or installing the +software.</p> + +<p>If all I want to do is reconfigure the software (e.g., change key bindings), +which is what I need most of the time, the recommended approach is to modify +the config.h file. If the config.h isn’t yet in the project, the following +command generates it from the defaults and compiles the software using <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make +clean <target></code> here <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><target></code> is the name of the application (e.g., dwm) +found in the Makefile. I modify the resulting config.h file and run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make clean +install</code> to install the software before committing and pushing my changes to my +git repo.</p> + +<h2 id="dwm-and-slstatus">dwm and slstatus</h2> + +<p>Since dwm and slstatus are always running, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make install</code> will likely fail for +them. The operating system will prevent the installer from replacing running +executables with new ones. Hence, we must first stop the running instances of +these programs (Mod + Shift + q). Then, switch to a tty (Ctrl + Alt + F1), +log in, and change the directory to where dwm/slstatus is. We can run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make +install</code> to install the software and switch back to the graphical session +(Ctrl + Alt + F5).</p> + +<p>The key combinations for switching to the tty and back may differ across +systems. The ones listed above are for OpenBSD.</p> + +<h2 id="subsequent-upgrades">Subsequent upgrades</h2> + +<p>When suckless releases a new version, I run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">git pull --rebase</code> to fetch the +upstream changes and rebase my patches on top of them. Because I tend to use +stable versions, I perform another interactive rebase to drop the commits +between the latest stable version tag and my patch before installing the +software.</p> + +<p>Commit log before upgrading:</p> + +<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>dt236 My patch. +3fkdf Version 6.5. +</code></pre></div></div> + +<p>Commit log after pulling:</p> + +<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>w467d My patch. +gh25g A commit. +g525g Another commit. +3fkdf Version 6.6. +vd425 Old commit. +q12vu Another old commit. +3fkdf Version 6.5. +</code></pre></div></div> + +<p>Commit log after the interactive rebase:</p> + +<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>h57jh My patch. +3fkdf Version 6.6. +vd425 Old commit. +q12vu Another old commit. +3fkdf Version 6.5. +</code></pre></div></div> + +<p>And finally, commit and push all the changes to my own git repository.</p> + +</div> + <p class="post-author right">by W. 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