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NAME

       packinit - 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 <lwall@netlabs.com> (version 2.0)
       Raphael Manfredi <ram@hptnos02.grenoble.hp.com>

SEE ALSO

       dist(7).

                                      ram