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

       -v, --verbose
              print extra information while processing

   --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-3.2.4

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.