#82 Add contrib/build_SyncTERM.sh Linux build and .deb package creation script

[David Ranch]

It might be helpful for people to run an automated script to build and package syncterm, I would recommend to add a contrib/build_SyncTERM.sh script to do this. Here is what I use:

#!/bin/bash

# 06/23/24 - dranch - Added prompt to change installation path
#                   - Added a prompt to add package dependencies
#                   - Added check to avoid duplicate downloads
#                   - more pretty echo stagements
# 10/10/22 - dranch - first version


# hampacket3:/usr/src/archive/Retro/PC/Term-emulation$ less get_SyncTERM.sh

# based on https://www.erb.pw/how-to-install-syncterm-for-linux-from-source/


# To Install apps/libraries used to compile
echo -e "\nPreparing to install relevant libraries..."
sudo apt-get install wget libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev gcc libsdl1.2-dev build-essential

#Add in checkinstall for packaging
sudo apt install checkinstall

# To Pull source
if [ -f syncterm-src.tgz ]; then
   TODAYDATE="`date +%b" "%d`"
   CURVER="`ls -l syncterm-src.tgz | awk '{print $6" "$7}'`"
   if [ "$CURVER" == "$TODAYDATE" ]; then
      echo -e "\nA copy of syncterm-src.tgz was already downloaded today.. skipping"
     else
      echo -e "\nAn older copy of syncterm-src.tgz is present, renaming"
      mv syncterm-src.tgz syncterm-src-`date +%b%d`.tgz
      echo -e "\nDownloading syncterm sources"
      wget http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/syncterm-src.tgz
   fi
  else
   echo -e "Downloading syncterm sources"
   wget http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/syncterm-src.tgz
fi

# To extract tgz file
echo -e "\nExtracting the source now..."
tar xvzf syncterm-src.tgz

# Change directory to
echo -e "\nChange into the 'make' folder"
cd syncterm-$(date +%Y%m%d)/src/syncterm

# To get full path src
echo -e "\nSet st_path variable for the SRC_ROOT path..."
st_path=$(pwd | sed 's/\/syncterm$//g')

echo -e "\nChange the destination prefix to NOT use /usr/local"
echo "Press any key to edit the Makefile"
read anykey

vim GNUmakefile

# dranch - never compile as root
# Time to compile!
echo -e "\nMake SRC_ROOT with path: $st_path"
#do NOT try to use -j4, the compile will fail
make SRC_ROOT=$st_path

RESULT="$?"
echo -e "\nResult of build:   Needs to be 0: $RESULT"

# Install SyncTerm
echo -e "\nInstall SyncTERM..."
echo -e "For dependencies, pleae add: libncurses6, libncursesw6, libsdl1.2debian"
echo -e    Though the specific package names might be different depending on distro"
echo -e "Press any key to edit the Makefile"
read anykey

#sudo make install
#Use checkinstall to create a .deb
sudo checkinstall

RESULT="$?"
echo -e "\nResult of checkinstall:   Needs to be 0: $RESULT"

# Find out where Syncterm was installed
echo -e "\nFind out where SyncTERM installed"
which syncterm