#!/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.
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 -xf $ARCH
	fi
#compile and install the program
CONT=$(tar -tf $ARCH)
DIR=$(head -n 1 $CONT)
"head -n 1 $CONT"
	if [ -e $DIR ] ; then
		cd "$DIR"
		if [ -x "configure" ] ; then
			"su"
			"./configure"
			"sh make"
			"sh checkinstall"
			"sh installpkg $CONT.tgz"
			exit
		else
			echo 'There is no configure file. This may not be a typical source code archive.'
			echo 'Try checking for a "readme","install" or other documentation in the archive'
			echo "Contents : \"$DIR\""
			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'
		echo "Contents : \"$DIR\""
		exit
	fi
exit
fi