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* find a name for the package
* find a name for the package


* make the structure of the project directory ([http://www.sourceware.org/autobook/autobook/autobook_46.html ref])
* structure the package directory:
  touch README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog
  touch README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog
  mkdir src doc test lib config
  mkdir src build-aux doc test #lib


* populate the <nowiki>src/</nowiki> directory with your code, e.g. one <nowiki>.cpp</nowiki> file
* populate the <code>src/</code> directory with your code, e.g. <code>hello.cpp</code>


* use Autotools ([http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~adl/autotools.html ref])
* use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system Autotools] (see [http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~adl/autotools.html tutorial]):
** write the files <code>configure.ac</code> and <code>Makefile.am</code>
** run the tool (repeat until there is no error anymore):
autoreconf --install
./configure #can be followed by --prefix=... or LDFLAGS=...
make
make check
make install
make distclean
make dist
 
* write some documentation
 
* share your code, for instance on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub GitHub] (see [http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Timothee_Flutre/Notebook/Postdoc/2012/08/14 my tips])


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How to make a GNU package?

  • find a name for the package
  • structure the package directory:
touch README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog
mkdir src build-aux doc test #lib
  • populate the src/ directory with your code, e.g. hello.cpp
  • use Autotools (see tutorial):
    • write the files configure.ac and Makefile.am
    • run the tool (repeat until there is no error anymore):
autoreconf --install
./configure #can be followed by --prefix=... or LDFLAGS=...
make
make check
make install
make distclean
make dist
  • write some documentation


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