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diff --git a/network/irssi-python/README b/network/irssi-python/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..221c1f7730 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/irssi-python/README @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +irssi-python (Python 2.x scripting support for irssi) + +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: + +$ echo 'load python' >> ~/.irssi/startup + +Beware of upgrades: if Slackware's irssi or python packages are ever +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/: + +# 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: + +http://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/source/irssi/ |