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).

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