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@ -8,22 +8,37 @@ a repeatable manner.
Anyone familiar with how an rpm specfile works will see the similarities Anyone familiar with how an rpm specfile works will see the similarities
but basically it works on the premise that everything is built into a but basically it works on the premise that everything is built into a
staging area and metadata describing the final package layout is used to staging area and metadata describing the final package layout is used to
automatically generate the necessary metadata for the native packageformat. automatically generate the necessary metadata for the native
By design it is not possible to hand-tweak the generated metadata as it is packageformat. By design it is not possible to hand-tweak the generated
always regenerated, any tweaks must be implemented through metadata in the metadata as it is always regenerated, any tweaks must be implemented
buildsystem. through metadata in the buildsystem.
Dependencies are automatically extracted from files in the stagedir Dependencies are automatically extracted from files in the stagedir
(filtering is possible) and it's also possible to manually add hidden (filtering is possible) and it's also possible to manually add hidden
dependencies that cannot be extracted automatically. dependencies that cannot be extracted automatically.
There's also steps that automcatically compiles manpages and compresses them. There's also steps that automcatically compiles manpages and compresses
It can handle symlinked manpages and even manpages that are just links to other them. It can handle symlinked manpages and even manpages that are just
manpages (ie. using the nroff .so command). links to other manpages (ie. using the nroff .so command).
===============
Getting started
===============
There's a few customizations that should be done before begining to
build packages.
* check the value of topinstalldir in buildpkg.functions
* check the value of pkgprefix in buildpkg.functions and
buildpkg.packaging.irix
* check tool paths in buildpkg.tools and override with a
<hostname>.irix or <hostname>.solaris config file.
* for building perl modules you must also adjust paths
in generic_install_perl
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License and contact License and contact
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buildpkg is released under the GNU GPLv3. Please see the COPYING file for license details. buildpkg is released under the GNU GPLv3. Please see the COPYING file
for license details.
Tom G. Christensen <tgc@jupiterrise.com> Tom G. Christensen <tgc@jupiterrise.com>