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==How to make a GNU package?== | ==How to make a GNU package?== | ||
* find a name for the package | * find a name for the package, for instance "mypkg" | ||
* structure the package directory: | * structure the package directory: | ||
touch README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS | mkdir mypkg; cd mypkg | ||
mkdir src build-aux doc test #lib | touch COPYING README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS ChangeLog | ||
mkdir src build-aux doc test #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> | ||
* retrieve the license, for instance [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPLv3]: | |||
wget -O COPYING http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt | |||
* fill the information files, such as README, INSTALL... | |||
* use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system Autotools] (see [http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~adl/autotools.html tutorial]): | * use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system Autotools] (see [http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~adl/autotools.html tutorial]): | ||
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 | ||
autoreconf --install | autoreconf --install | ||
./configure #can be followed by --prefix= | ./configure #can be followed by --prefix=~/bin, LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib, etc | ||
make | make | ||
make check | make check | ||
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ards&content-type=text%2Fplain | ards&content-type=text%2Fplain | ||
touch manual.texi #and edit | touch manual.texi #and edit | ||
make pdf | |||
</nowiki> | </nowiki> | ||
* make your package available to anyone: | * make your package available to anyone: | ||
make install | make install | ||
make | 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 | |||
* 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]) | * 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?
mkdir mypkg; cd mypkg touch COPYING README INSTALL NEWS AUTHORS ChangeLog mkdir src build-aux doc test #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 autoreconf --install ./configure #can be followed by --prefix=~/bin, LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/lib, etc make make check
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.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 | |
