epm(1)

NAME
epm - create software packages.

SYNOPSIS
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 ]

DESCRIPTION
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".

OPTIONS
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.

ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables are supported by epm:

EPM_SIGNING_IDENTITY
    The common name that should be used when signing a package.

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

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

COPYRIGHT
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.