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epm(1) Michael R Sweet epm(1)

epm - create software packages.

epm [ -a architecture ] [ -f format ] [ -g ] [ -k ] [ -m name ] [ -n[mrs] ] [ -s setup.ext ] [ --depend ] [ --help ] [ --keep-files ] [ --output-dir directory ] [ --setup-image setup.ext ] [ --setup-program /foo/bar/setup ] [ --setup-types setup.types ] [ --uninstall-program /foo/bar/uninst ] [ -v ] [ name=value name=value ] product [ listfile ]

epm(1) 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 following options are recognized:
-a architecture
Specifies the actual architecture for the software. Without this option the generic processor architecture is used ("intel", "sparc", "mips", etc.)
-f bsd
Generate a BSD distribution suitable for installation on a FreeBSD, NetBSD, or OpenBSD system.
-f deb
Generate a Debian distribution suitable for installation on a Debian-based Linux system.
-f native
Generate a native distribution. This uses deb or rpm for Linux, bsd for FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD, and macos for macOS. All other operating systems default to the portable format.
-f macos
-f macos-signed
Generate a macOS software package. The macos-signed format uses the signing identity in the EPM_SIGNING_IDENTITY environment variable.
-f 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]
-f rpm
-f rpm-signed
Generate a Red Hat Package Manager ("RPM") distribution suitable for installation on an RPM-based Linux system. The rpm-signed format uses the GPG private key you have defined in the ~/.rpmmacros file.
-g
Disable stripping of executable files in the distribution.
-k
Keep intermediate (spec, etc.) files used to create the distribution in the distribution directory.
-m name
Specifies the platform name as a string. The default is to use the auto-generated name from the -n option.
-n[mrs]
Specifies the operating system and machine information that is included in the package name. 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 appropriate trailing letters. Using -n by itself will remove the "system-release-machine" string from the filename entirely. The letter 'm' includes the architecture (machine). The letter 'r' includes the operating system version (release). The letter 's' includes the operating system name.
-v
Increases the amount of information that is reported. Use multiple v's for more verbose output.
--depend
Lists the dependent (source) files for all files in the package.
--output-dir directory
Specifies the directory for output files. The default directory is based on the operating system, version, and architecture.
-s setup.ext
--setup-image setup.ext
Include the ESP Software Wizard with the specified image file with the distribution. This option is currently only supported by portable distributions.
--setup-program /foo/bar/setup
Specifies the setup executable to use with the distribution. This option is currently only supported by portable distributions.
--setup-types setup.types

Specifies the setup.types file to include with the distribution. This option is currently only supported by portable distributions.

--uninstall-program /foo/bar/uninst
Specifies the uninst executable to use with the distribution. This option is currently only supported by portable distributions.

The following environment variables are supported by epm:
EPM_SIGNING_IDENTITY
The common name that should be used when signing a package.

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

epminstall(1), mkepmlist(1), epm.list(5), setup(1).

Copyright © 1999-2020 by Michael R Sweet, 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.

ESP Package Manager March 13, 2020

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