epm.list(5) Easy Software Products epm.list(5)NAMEepm.list - epm list file format.
DESCRIPTION
Each EPM product has an associated list file that
describes the files to include with the product. Comment
lines begin with the "#" character and are ignored. All
other non-blank lines must begin with a letter, dollar
sign ("$"), or the percent sign ("%") as follows:
$name=value
Sets the named variable to value. Note: Variables set
in the list file are overridden by variables speci-
fied on the command-line or in the current environ-
ment.
%copyright copyright notice
Sets the copyright notice for the file.
%description description text
Adds a line of descriptive text to the distribution.
Multiple lines are supported.
%format format [... format]
Uses following files and directives only if the dis-
tribution format is the same as format.
%format !format [... format]
Uses following files and directives only if the dis-
tribution format is not the same as format.
%if variable [... variable]
%if !variable [... variable]
%ifdef variable [... variable]
%ifdef !variable [... variable]
%elseif variable [... variable]
%elseif !variable [... variable]
%elseifdef variable [... variable]
%elseifdef !variable [... variable]
%else
%endif
Conditionally includes lines in the list file. The
%if lines include the lines that follow if the named
variables are (not) defined with a value. The %ifdef
lines include the lines that follow if the named
variables are (not) defined with any value. These
conditional lines cannot be nested.
%include filename
Includes files listed in filename.
%incompat product
%incompat filename
Indicates that this product is incompatible with the
named product or file.
%install script or program
Specifies a script or program to be run after all
files are installed. (This has been obsoleted by the
%postinstall directive)
%license license file
Specifies the file to display as the software
license.
%packager name of packager
Specifies the name of the packager.
%patch script or program
Specifies a script or program to be run after all
files are patched. (This has been obsoleted by the
%postpatch directive)
%postinstall script or program
%postinstall <scriptfile
%postinstall <<string
Specifies a script or program to be run after all
files are installed.
%postpatch script or program
%postpatch <scriptfile
%postpatch <<string
Specifies a script or program to be run after all
files are patched.
%postremove script or program
%postremove <scriptfile
%postremove <<string
Specifies a script or program to be run after remov-
ing files.
%preinstall script or program
%preinstall <scriptfile
%preinstall <<string
Specifies a script or program to be run before all
files are installed.
%prepatch script or program
%prepatch <scriptfile
%prepatch <<string
Specifies a script or program to be run before all
files are patched.
%preremove script or program
%preremove <scriptfile
%preremove <<string
Specifies a script or program to be run before remov-
ing files.
%product product name
Specifies the product name.
%readme readme file
Specifies a README file to be included in the distri-
bution.
%remove script or program
Specifies a script or program to be run before remov-
ing files. (This has been obsoleted by the %prere-
move directive)
%release number
Specifies the release or build number of a product
(defaults to 0).
%replaces product
Indicates that this product replaces the named prod-
uct.
%requires product
%requires filename
Indicates that this product requires the named prod-
uct or file.
%vendor vendor or author name
Specifies the vendor or author of the product.
%version version number
Specifies the version number of the product.
%system system[-release] [... system[-release]]
Specifies that the following files should only be
used for the specified operating systems and
releases.
%system !system[-release] [... system[-release]]
Specifies that the following files should not be used
for the specified operating systems and releases.
%system all
Specifies that the following files are applicable to
all operating systems.
c mode user group destination source
C mode user group destination source
Specifies a configuration file for installation. The
second form specifies that the file has changed or is
new and should be included as part of a patch. Con-
figuration files are installed as "destination.N" if
the destination already exists.
d mode user group destination -
D mode user group destination -
Specifies a directory should be created when
installing the software. The second form specifies
that the directory is new and should be included as
part of a patch.
f mode user group destination source [nostrip()]
F mode user group destination source [nostrip()]
Specifies a file for installation. The second form
specifies that the file has changed or is new and
should be included as part of a patch. If the "nos-
trip()" option is included, the file will not be
stripped before the installation is created.
f mode user group destination source/pattern [nostrip()]
F mode user group destination source/pattern [nostrip()]
Specifies one or more files for installation using
shell wildcard patterns. The second form specifies
that the files have changed or are new and should be
included as part of a patch. If the "nostrip()"
option is included, the file will not be stripped
before the installation is created.
i mode user group service-name source ["options"]
I mode user group service-name source ["options"]
Specifies an initialization script for installation.
The second form specifies that the file has changed
or is new and should be included as part of a patch.
Initialization scripts are stored in /etc/soft-
ware/init.d and are linked to the appropriate system-
specific directories for run levels 0, 2, 3, and 5.
Initialization scripts must accept at least the start
and stop commands. The optional options following the
source filename can be any of the following:
order(string)
Specifies the relative startup order compared to
the required and used system functions. Sup-
ported values include First, Early, None, Late,
and Last (OSX only).
provides(name(s))
Specifies names of system functions that are
provided by this startup item (OSX only).
requires(name(s))
Specifies names of system functions that are
required by this startup item (OSX only).
runlevels(levels)
Specifies the run levels to use.
start(number)
Specifies the starting sequence number from 00
to 99.
stop(number)
Specifies the ending sequence number from 00 to
99.
uses(name(s))
Specifies names of system functions that are
used by this startup item (OSX only).
l mode user group destination source
L mode user group destination source
Specifies a symbolic link in the installation. The
second form specifies that the link has changed or is
new and should be included as part of a patch.
R mode user group destination
Specifies that the file is to be removed upon patch-
ing. The user and group fields are ignored. The
mode field is only used to determine if a check
should be made for a previous version of the file.
LIST VARIABLES
EPM maintains a list of variables and their values which
can be used to substitute values in the list file. These
variables are imported from the current environment and
taken from the command-line and list file as provided.
Substitutions occur when the variable name is referenced
with the dollar sign ($):
%postinstall <<EOF
echo What is your name:
read $$name
Your name is $$name
EOF
f 0555 root sys ${bindir}/foo foo
f 0555 root sys $datadir/foo/foo.dat foo.dat
Variable names can be surrounded by curley brackets
(${name}) or alone ($name); without brackets the name is
terminated by the first slash (/), dash (-), or whites-
pace. The dollar sign can be inserted using $$.
SEE ALSOepm(1) - create software packages
epminstall(1) - add a directory, file, or symlink to a
list file
mkepmlist(1) - make an epm list file from a directory
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1999-2003 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 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.
18 October 2002 ESP Package Manager epm.list(5)
