#!/bin/bash
#this script was designed for use with checkinstall (http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/)
#if you don't use checkinstall try running "sed /s/"sh checkinstall"/"sh make install"/g instsrc" or just get checkinstall.
ARCH="$1"
#add the name of the contents to a variable. $CONT meaning contents.
CONT=( tar -tf {$ARCH} )
if [ $1 = --help ] ; then
	echo 'instsrc will compile, make and then install source code with checkinstall.'
	echo 'just use the name of a .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 source code archive as an argument.'
	exit
else
#unpack the archive
	if [ -f {$ARCH} ] ; then
		mv -v {$ARCH} "/tmp"
		cd "/tmp"
		tar -zf {$ARCH}
	fi
#compile and install the program
	if [ -e "{$CONT}" ] ; then
		cd "{$CONT}"
		if [ -x "configure" ] ; then
			"su"
			"./configure"
			"sh make"
			"sh checkinstall"
			"sh installpkg {$CONT}.tgz"
			exit
		else
			echo 'There is no configure file. This may not be a typical source code archive.'
			echo 'Try checking for a "readme","install" or other documentation in the archive'
			exit
			fi
	else
		echo 'This may not be a typical source code archive.'
		echo 'Try checking for a "readme","install" or other documentation in the archive'
		exit
	fi
exit
fi