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.TH epm 1 "ESP Package Manager" "26 August 2008" "Easy Software Products"
.SH NAME
epm \- create software packages.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B epm
[ -a
.I architecture
] [ -f
.I format
] [ -g ] [ -k ] [ -m
.I name
] [ -n[mrs] ] [ -s
.I setup.xpm
] [ --depend ] [ --help ] [ --keep-files ] [ --output-dir
.I directory
] [ --setup-image
.I setup.xpm
] [ --setup-program
.I /foo/bar/setup
] [ --setup-types
.I setup.types
] [ -v ] [
.I name=value
 ...
.I name=value
] product [
.I listfile
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBepm\fR generates software packages complete with installation,
removal, and (if necessary) patch scripts. Unless otherwise
specified, the files required for \fIproduct\fR are read from a
file named "\fIproduct\fR.list".
.LP
The \fI-a\fR option ("architecture") specifies the actual
architecture for the software. Without this option the generic
processor architecture is used ("intel", "sparc", "mips", etc.)
.LP
The \fI-f\fR option ("format") specifies the distribution format:
.TP 5
aix
.br
Generate an AIX distribution suitable for installation on an AIX system.
.TP 5
bsd
.br
Generate a BSD distribution suitable for installation on a FreeBSD, NetBSD,
or OpenBSD system.
.TP 5
deb
.br
Generate a Debian distribution suitable for installation on a Debian Linux
system.
.TP 5
inst, tardist
.br
Generate an IRIX distribution suitable for installation on an system running
IRIX.
.TP 5
lsb, lsb-signed
.br
Generate RPM packages for LSB-conforming systems. The lsb-signed format uses
the GPG private key you have defined in the ~/.rpmmacros file.
.TP 5
native
.br
Generate an native distribution. This uses \fIrpm\fR for Linux,
\fIinst\fR for IRIX, \fIpkg\fR for Solaris, \fIswinstall\fR for
HP-UX, \fIbsd\fR for FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, and \fIosx\fR
for MacOS X. All other operating systems default to the
\fIportable\fR format.
.TP 5
osx
.br
Generate a MacOS X software package.
.TP 5
pkg
.br
Generate an AT&T software package. These are used primarily under Solaris.
.TP 5
portable
.br
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]
.TP 5
rpm, rpm-signed
.br
Generate a Red Hat Package Manager ("RPM") distribution suitable
for installation on a Red Hat Linux system. The rpm-signed format uses
the GPG private key you have defined in the ~/.rpmmacros file.
.TP 5
setld
.br
Generate a Tru64 (setld) software distribution.
.TP 5
slackware
.br
Generate a Slackware Linux software distribution.
.TP 5
swinstall, depot
.br
Generate a HP-UX software distribution.
.LP
Executable files in the distribution are normally stripped of debugging
information when packaged. To disable this functionality use the
\fI\-g\fR option.
.LP
Intermediate (spec, etc.) files used to create the distribution are normally
removed after the distribution is created. The \fI\-k\fR option keeps these
files in the distribution directory.
.LP
The \fI-s\fR and \fI--setup-image\fR options ("setup") include
the ESP Software Wizard with the specified GIF or XPM image file with
the distribution. This option is currently only supported by
portable and RPM distributions.
.LP
The \fI--setup-program\fR option specifies the setup executable
to use with the distribution. This option is currently only
supported by portable distributions.
.LP
The \fI--setup-types\fR option specifies the \fIsetup.types\fR
file to include with the distribution. This option is currently
only supported by portable distributions.
.LP
The \fI--output-dir\fR option specifies the directory to
place output file into. The default directory is based on the
operating system, version, and architecture.
.LP
The \fI-v\fR option ("verbose") increases the amount of information that is
reported. Use multiple v's for more verbose output.
.LP
The \fI--depend\fR option lists the dependent (source) files for
all files in the package.
.LP
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 \fI-n\fR option with the
appropriate trailing letters. Using \fI-n\fR by itself will
remove the "system-release-machine" string from the filename
entirely. The "system-release-machine" information can also be
customized by using the \fI-m\fR option with an arbitrary string.
.LP
Debian, IRIX, portable, and Red Hat distributions use the extensions ".deb",
".tardist", "tar.gz", and ".rpm" respectively.
.SH LIST FILES
The EPM list file format is now described in the \fIepm.list(5)\fR
man page.
.SH KNOWN BUGS
EPM does not currently support generation of IRIX software patches.
.SH SEE ALSO
epminstall(1) - add a directory, file, or symlink to a list file
.br
mkepmlist(1) - make an epm list file from a directory
.br
epm.list(5) - epm list file format
.br
setup(1) - graphical setup program for the esp package manager
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1999-2008 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.
.LP
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.
.LP
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.
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