How to install build

build comes with NO WARRANTY.

System requirements

build works only under UNIX.

Installation

If necessary, create a /package directory:

  mkdir /package
  chmod 1755 /package
  cd /package

Download the build package. The most recent build package is build 0.66. Unpack build in /package:

  gunzip build-0.66.tar
  tar -xpf build-0.66.tar
  rm build-0.66.tar
  cd host/superscript.com/prog/build-0.66

Edit src/conf-tarc and src/conf-tarx if necessary. These files configure the commands to create and extract archives while retaining particular file characteristics. The defaults should suffice for BSD and Linux systems.

Compile the package:

  package/compile

Run some tests:

  package/rts
  diff compile/rts compile/rts.exp

The diff should be empty. These tests require djblib.

Install the package:

  package/install

Commands are installed in the /package/host/superscript.com/command directory.

Report successful installation:

  package/report

Configuration

Files in /package/host/superscript.com/prog/build/conf determine global defaults for the build package. The files and functions are:

borrow: The default borrow path for build-borrow. Default: weblib and djblib library directories.
control: Control file extensions that build seaches for. Default: =x and =s.
dist: The files for build-dist to include in a distribution archive. Default: src and package.
exclude: The files for build-dist to exclude from a distribution archive. Default: none.