How to Install ass on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through the installation process of ass on NetBSD. Ass is a command-line tool that can check for the presence of specific strings in binary files such as ELF executables. We will be downloading the tool from https://github.com/tycrek/ass.

Before we start with the installation, make sure that you have a NetBSD system with internet access and a package manager like PKGin.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Ass is written in Go, so the first step is to install the Go programming language if you haven't already.

$ sudo pkgin install go

Step 2: Clone the Repository

Next, we will clone the ass repository from Github.

$ git clone https://github.com/tycrek/ass

Step 3: Build the Binary

Now that we have the source code, we can build the ass binary with the following command.

$ cd ass/cmd/ass
$ go build

The go build command will compile the source code and create the ass executable in the same directory.

Step 4: Add the Binary to Your $PATH

After building the binary, we need to add the path to the executable to our system's $PATH environment variable.

$ echo "export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/ass" >> ~/.bashrc
$ source ~/.bashrc

After adding the path, we can run the command with just ass instead of typing the entire path each time.

Conclusion

That's it! You have now successfully installed ass on NetBSD. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, make sure to check the repository's README file for any troubleshooting steps.