packinit(1) 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]>