epm - create software packages. Linux Man Page

NAME

epm - create software packages.

SYNOPSIS

epm

architecture

format

setup.xpm

directory

setup.xpm

/foo/bar/setup

setup.types

name=value

listfile

DESCRIPTION

epm

generates software packages complete with installation, removal, and (if necessary) patch scripts. Unless otherwise specified, the files required for

product

are read from a file named "

product

.list". The

-a

option ("architecture") specifies the actual architecture for the software. Without this option the generic processor architecture is used ("intel", "sparc", "mips", etc.) The

-f

option ("format") specifies the distribution format:

aix: Generate an AIX distribution suitable for installation on an AIX system.

bsd: Generate a BSD distribution suitable for installation on a FreeBSD, NetBSD, or OpenBSD system.

deb: Generate a Debian distribution suitable for installation on a Debian Linux system.

inst, tardist: Generate an IRIX distribution suitable for installation on an system running IRIX.

native: Generate an native distribution. This uses rpm for Linux, inst for IRIX, pkg for Solaris, swinstall for HP-UX, bsd for FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, and osx for MacOS X. All other operating systems default to the portable format.

osx: Generate a MacOS X software package. These are used primarily under Solaris.

pkg: Generate an AT&T software package. These are used primarily under Solaris.

portable: Generate a portable distribution based on shell scripts and tar files. The resulting distribution is installed and removed the same way on all operating systems. [default]

rpm: Generate a Red Hat Package Manager ("RPM") distribution suitable for installation on a Red Hat Linux system.

setld: Generate a Tru64 (setld) software distribution.

slackware: Generate a Slackware Linux software distribution.

swinstall, depot: Generate a HP-UX software distribution. Executable files in the distribution are normally stripped of debugging information when packaged. To disable this functionality use the -g option. Intermediate (spec, etc.) files used to create the distribution are normally removed after the distribution is created. The -k option keeps these files in the distribution directory. The -s and --setup-image options ("setup") include the ESP Software Wizard with the specified XPM image file with the distribution. This option is currently only supported by portable distributions. The --setup-program option specifies the setup executable to use with the distribution. This option is currently only supported by portable distributions. The --setup-types option specifies the setup.types file to include with the distribution. This option is currently only supported by portable distributions. The --output-dir option specifies the directory to place output file into. The default directory is based on the operating system, version, and architecture. The -v option ("verbose") increases the amount of information that is reported. Use multiple v's for more verbose output. Distributions normally are named "product-version-system-release-machine.ext" and "product-version-system-release-machine-patch.ext" (for patch distributions.) The "system-release-machine" information can be customized or eliminated using the -n option with the appropriate trailing letters. Using -n by itself will remove the "system-release-machine" string from the filename entirely. Debian, IRIX, portable, and Red Hat distributions use the extensions ".deb", ".tardist", "tar.gz", and ".rpm" respectively.

LIST FILES

epm.list(5)

man page.

KNOWN BUGS

EPM does not currently support generation of IRIX software patches.