packinit(1)
NAME
packinit - initialize or update your .package file
SYNOPSIS
packinit
DESCRIPTION
Packinit will create (or update) a .package file, so that all the dist tools can be smart and know some basic things about your package, such as its revision number, or the e-mail address of its maintainer. Packinit should be run from the top level directory of your package, before using any other dist tool. Later on, you may rerun it to update some of its values. Packinit will create a single file and leave the remaining of your directory undisturbed.
VARIABLES
Packinit defines the following variables in your .package file:
baserev The baseline revision number.
cext The list (space separated) of file extensions
identifying potential holders of C symbols. This is
added to the default .[chyl] extension lookup. Shell-
style patterns may be used.
changelog The name of the ChangeLog file managed by patlog.
changercs Boolean stating whether RCS logs are to be made part of
ChangeLog.
copyright Name of the file used for Copyright expansion.
ftpdir Directory where patches are located on the FTP site.
ftpsite Name of the FTP site where patches may be retrieved
from.
list_addr Address of the package mailing list where users may post
messages to.
list_manager Type of list manager attached to the list administrative
request address.
list_name Name of the package users mailing list.
list_request Address where subscribe and unsubscribe requests for the
package mailing list should be sent to.
list_sub Format of the subscribe requests.
list_unsub Format of the unsubscribe requests.
list_users A boolean string set to 'true' when there is a mailing
list set up for discussion about the package.
mailagent A boolean string set to 'true' when people are allowed
to retrieve patches via mailagent @SH mailpatch
commands.
maintloc E-mail address of the package maintainer, preferably in
Internet format.
maintname Full name of the package maintainer.
mydiff Name of the diff program to be used when computing a
patch.
newsgroups Newsgroup list where new patches should be posted to,
empty for no postings.
orgname Full name of the organization where the package
maitainer resides, or path to a file containing that
name.
package Name of the package.
packver Version of the packinit program that built the .package
file.
patchbranch Name of the RCS branch used to store subsequent updates
of a file after a baseline has been released.
recipients People who should be sent newly issued patches.
shext The list (space separated) of file extensions
identifying potential holders of shell symbols. This is
added to the default .SH extension lookup. Shell-style
patterns may be used. Note that only .SH extensions are
looked up by Configure for automatic shell extraction
with variable substitutions, no matter what this
variable is set to.
FILE
.package File holding all the package-related values
AUTHORS
Larry Wall <[email protected]> (version 2.0) Raphael Manfredi <[email protected]>
SEE ALSO
dist(7). ram PACKINIT(1)
Opportunity
Personal Opportunity - Free software gives you access to billions of dollars of software at no cost. Use this software for your business, personal use or to develop a profitable skill. Access to source code provides access to a level of capabilities/information that companies protect though copyrights. Open source is a core component of the Internet and it is available to you. Leverage the billions of dollars in resources and capabilities to build a career, establish a business or change the world. The potential is endless for those who understand the opportunity.
Business Opportunity - Goldman Sachs, IBM and countless large corporations are leveraging open source to reduce costs, develop products and increase their bottom lines. Learn what these companies know about open source and how open source can give you the advantage.
Free Software
Free Software provides computer programs and capabilities at no cost but more importantly, it provides the freedom to run, edit, contribute to, and share the software. The importance of free software is a matter of access, not price. Software at no cost is a benefit but ownership rights to the software and source code is far more significant.
Free Office Software - The Libre Office suite provides top desktop productivity tools for free. This includes, a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation engine, drawing and flowcharting, database and math applications. Libre Office is available for Linux or Windows.
Free Books
The Free Books Library is a collection of thousands of the most popular public domain books in an online readable format. The collection includes great classical literature and more recent works where the U.S. copyright has expired. These books are yours to read and use without restrictions.
Source Code - Want to change a program or know how it works? Open Source provides the source code for its programs so that anyone can use, modify or learn how to write those programs themselves. Visit the GNU source code repositories to download the source.
Education
Study at Harvard, Stanford or MIT - Open edX provides free online courses from Harvard, MIT, Columbia, UC Berkeley and other top Universities. Hundreds of courses for almost all major subjects and course levels. Open edx also offers some paid courses and selected certifications.
Linux Manual Pages - A man or manual page is a form of software documentation found on Linux/Unix operating systems. Topics covered include computer programs (including library and system calls), formal standards and conventions, and even abstract concepts.
