epm(1)							      Easy Software Products							    epm(1)

NAME

       epm - create software packages.

SYNOPSIS

       epm  [  -a  architecture  ] [ -f format ] [ -g ] [ -k ] [ -m name ] [ -n[mrs] ] [ -s setup.xpm ] [ --depend ] [ --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 ]

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.

       lsb, lsb-signed
	    Generate RPM packages for LSB-conforming systems. The lsb-signed format uses the GPG private key you have defined in the  ~/.rpmmacros
	    file.

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

       osx
	    Generate a MacOS X software package.

       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, rpm-signed
	    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.

       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 GIF or XPM image file with the  distribution.
       This option is currently only supported by portable and RPM 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 porta-
       ble 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.

       The --depend option lists the dependent (source) files for all files in the package.

       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.  The  "system-release-
       machine" information can also be customized by using the -m option with an arbitrary string.

       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 ALSO

       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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 1999-2008 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  MER-
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

26 August 2008							ESP Package Manager							    epm(1)