NAME
gst-package - create and install GNU Smalltalk .star package files
DESCRIPTION
Usage:
gst-package [OPTION]... ARGS...
Operation modes:
--install
make or install STAR packages (default)
--uninstall
remove the packages mentioned in the FILES
--dist copy files instead of creating STAR files.
--prepare
create configure.ac or Makefile.am
--list-files PKG
just output the list of files in the package
--list-packages
just output the list of packages in the files
--download, --update
download package from smalltalk.gnu.org or from its specified
URL
--help display this message and exit
--version
print version information and exit
Common suboptions:
-n, --dry-run
print commands without running them
--srcdir DIR
look for non-built files in directory DIR
--distdir DIR
for --dist, place files in directory DIR
--destdir DIR
prefix the destination directory with DIR
--target-directory DIR
install the files in DIR (unused for --dist)
-I, --image-file=FILE
load into the specified image
--kernel-dir=PATH
use the specified kernel directory
--install suboptions:
--test run unit tests after merging
--load also load the Smalltalk files in the image
--list-files suboptions:
--load only list files that are filed in when loading
--test with --load, also include unit test files
--vpath
Omit path to srcdir for files that are there
--dist suboptions:
--all-files
Process all files, not just non-built ones
--copy Do not create symbolic links
All operation modes except --download (or its synonym --update) accept
paths to package.xml files or .star files, including remote URLs.
--download and --update accept names of packages, which will be
searched in the current system or on smalltalk.gnu.org) or URLs to
package.xml or .star files.
Except in uninstall and list files mode, gst-package requires write
access to the GNU Smalltalk image directory, and merges the XML package
files on the command line with that file.
The default target directory is /build/buildd/gnu-smalltalk-3.2
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gst-package is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the info and gst-package programs are properly installed at
your site, the command
info gst
should give you access to the complete manual.