epm - create software packages.

epm [ -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 ]

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.

The EPM list file format is now described in the epm.list(5) man page.

EPM does not currently support generation of IRIX software patches.

epminstall(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

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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.