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==How to make a GNU package?== | ==How to make a GNU package?== | ||
* find a name for the package, for instance " | * find a name for the package, for instance "hello" | ||
* structure the package directory: | * structure the package directory: | ||
mkdir mypkg; cd mypkg | mkdir mypkg; cd mypkg | ||
touch COPYING README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS ChangeLog | touch COPYING README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS ChangeLog | ||
mkdir src build-aux doc tests #lib scripts | mkdir src build-aux doc tests # you can also add other directories, e.g. lib scripts | ||
* populate the <code>src/</code> directory with your code, e.g. <code>hello.cpp</code> | * populate the <code>src/</code> directory with your code, e.g. <code>hello.cpp</code> | ||
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* use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system Autotools] (see the [http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html manual] and this [http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~adl/autotools.html tutorial]; for the tests, have a look [http://www.sourceware.org/autobook/autobook/autobook_98.html here]): | * use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system Autotools] (see the [http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html manual] and this [http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~adl/autotools.html tutorial]; for the tests, have a look [http://www.sourceware.org/autobook/autobook/autobook_98.html here]): | ||
touch configure.ac Makefile.am src/Makefile.am doc/Makefile.am #and edit | touch configure.ac Makefile.am src/Makefile.am doc/Makefile.am # and edit these files | ||
autoreconf --install # use autoreconf --force the next times | autoreconf --install # use autoreconf --force the next times you want re-build configure | ||
./configure #can be followed by --prefix=~/bin, LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib, etc | ./configure # can be followed by --prefix=~/bin, LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib, etc | ||
make | make | ||
make check | make check # to automatically execute the tests | ||
* write some documentation in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texinfo Texinfo]: | * write some documentation in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texinfo Texinfo]: | ||
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wget -O fdl.texi http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/gnustandards/fdl.texi?root=gnustand | wget -O fdl.texi http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/gnustandards/fdl.texi?root=gnustand | ||
ards&content-type=text%2Fplain | ards&content-type=text%2Fplain | ||
touch | touch manual_hello.texi # and edit | ||
make pdf | make pdf | ||
</nowiki> | </nowiki> | ||
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* make your package available to anyone: | * make your package available to anyone: | ||
make install | make install | ||
make distcheck #can be followed by DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib for instance | make distcheck # can be followed by DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib for instance | ||
tar tzvf mypkg-0.1.tar.gz #to check what is in the release | tar tzvf mypkg-0.1.tar.gz # to check what is in the release | ||
* version your code, for instance with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_%28software%29 Git] (read the [http://git-scm.com/book book]!): | |||
git init | |||
git add AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL Makefile.am NEWS README TODO build-aux/* configure.ac | |||
git add src/Makefile.am src/hello.cpp | |||
git add doc/Makefile.am doc/manual_hello.texi doc/fdl.texi | |||
git add tests/Makefile.am tests/test1.bash | |||
git commit -m "first commit" | |||
# and edit .git/info/exclude or .gitignore, tag your release, etc | |||
And check that you have all required files in your repo: | |||
cd ~/tmp; git clone ~/<path_to_original_repo>/hello | |||
autoreconf --force | |||
./configure | |||
make | |||
make check | |||
make install | |||
make distcheck | |||
* share your code, for instance on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub GitHub] ( | * share your code, for instance on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub GitHub] (read the [http://help.github.com/ help]!) | ||
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How to make a GNU package?
mkdir mypkg; cd mypkg touch COPYING README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS ChangeLog mkdir src build-aux doc tests # you can also add other directories, e.g. lib scripts
wget -O COPYING http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt touch configure.ac Makefile.am src/Makefile.am doc/Makefile.am # and edit these files autoreconf --install # use autoreconf --force the next times you want re-build configure ./configure # can be followed by --prefix=~/bin, LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib, etc make make check # to automatically execute the tests
cd doc wget -O fdl.texi http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/gnustandards/fdl.texi?root=gnustand ards&content-type=text%2Fplain touch manual_hello.texi # and edit make pdf
make install make distcheck # can be followed by DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib for instance tar tzvf mypkg-0.1.tar.gz # to check what is in the release git init git add AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL Makefile.am NEWS README TODO build-aux/* configure.ac git add src/Makefile.am src/hello.cpp git add doc/Makefile.am doc/manual_hello.texi doc/fdl.texi git add tests/Makefile.am tests/test1.bash git commit -m "first commit" # and edit .git/info/exclude or .gitignore, tag your release, etc And check that you have all required files in your repo: cd ~/tmp; git clone ~/<path_to_original_repo>/hello autoreconf --force ./configure make make check make install make distcheck |