epm(1) Easy Software Products epm(1)NAMEepm - create software packages.
SYNOPSISepm [ -a architecture ] [ -f format ] [ -g ] [ -k ] [
-n[mrs] ] [ -s setup.xpm ] [ --help ] [ --keep-files ] [
--output-dir directory ] [ --setup-image setup.xpm ] [
--setup-program /foo/bar/setup ] [ --setup-types
setup.types ] [ -v ] [ name=value name=value ] product [
listfile ]
DESCRIPTIONepm generates software packages complete with installa-
tion, 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 archi-
tecture for the software. Without this option the generic
processor architecture is used ("intel", "sparc", "mips",
etc.)
The -f option ("format") specifies the distribution for-
mat:
aix
Generate an AIX distribution suitable for installa-
tion 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 installa-
tion on a Debian Linux system.
inst, tardist
Generate an IRIX distribution suitable for installa-
tion 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") distribu-
tion suitable for installation on a Red Hat Linux
system.
setld
Generate a Tru64 (setld) 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 distri-
bution are normally removed after the distribution is cre-
ated. 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 informa-
tion 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 elimi-
nated 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
The EPM list file format is now described in the
epm.list(5) man page.
KNOWN BUGS
EPM does not currently support generation of IRIX software
patches.
SEE ALSOepminstall(1) - add a directory, file, or symlink to a
list file
mkepmlist(1) - make an epm list file from a directory
epm.list(5) - epm list file format
setup(1) - graphical setup program for the esp package
manager
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1999-2003 by Easy Software Products, All Rights
Reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.
17 October 2002 ESP Package Manager epm(1)
