OpenPKG Specs: openpkg/lsync.pod@645923d1e875 (annotated)

openpkg/lsync.pod@645923d1e875 (annotated)

openpkg/lsync.pod

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:58:21 +0100

author: Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:58:21 +0100
changeset 92: 645923d1e875
child 428: f880f219c566
permissions: -rw-r--r--

Correct and improve code logic, buildconf, and packaging. In particular:
1. Use descriptive variable names <var>libs instead of just <var>.
2. Although Nokia states in all Qt builds that 'NOTE: When linking
against OpenSSL, you can override the default library names
through OPENSSL_LIBS.' and even gives an example, their own
configuration logic rejects such an attempt. Correct this by
hard coding the OpenSSL library string in the configure script.
3. Consistently use the whitespace substitution [\t ] throughout.
4. Patch the buggy INCPATH of SQL plugin Qmake project files.
5. Add the 'x11' configuration variable to the qtconfig Qmake
project using the src/gui/gui.pro file as a model. This is
needed for qtconfig although not in other tools, because
the qtconfig buildconf indirectly includes qt_x11_p.h which
is dependent on X11 headers.
6. Avoid 'ld.so: fatal: hardware capability unsupported: SSE2 AMD_3DNow'
on platforms for which the config.tests/unix/[3dnow|sse2] succeed
although unsopported at run time by testing for the x86-64
instruction set at build time and regulating hardware capabilities.
7. Correctly install the desinger plugin by explicitly building it.
8. Remove custom plugin installation logic which is unnecessary.
9. Correct removal of temporary paths from shared object files.

 ##
 ##  lsync.pod -- Access Layer Synchronization Tool (Manual Page)
 ##  Copyright (c) 2000-2007 OpenPKG Foundation e.V. <http://openpkg.net/>
 ##  Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Ralf S. Engelschall <http://engelschall.com/>
 ##
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 ##
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 ##
 =pod
 =head1 NAME
 B<openpkg lsync> - Access Layer Synchronization Tool
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 B<openpkg lsync>
 [B<--version>|B<-v>]
 [B<--help>|B<-h>]
 [B<--init>|B<-i>]
 [B<--nop>|B<-n>]
 [B<--quiet>|B<-q>]
 [B<--trace>|B<-t>]
 [B<--local>|B<-l>]
 [B<--uninstall>|B<-u>]
 [B<--root=>I<root>]
 [B<--pkgdir=>I<pkgdir>]
 [B<--subdirs=>I<subdir>[,I<subdir>,...]]
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 This program activates software packages which were locally
 installed in a sub-directory of a package hierarchy (located under
 I<root>/I<pkgdir>/) by managing symbolic links in an access layer
 (located under I<root>/) corresponding to package installation
 files (found in I<root>/I<pkgdir>/pkgname/subdir/) which need to be
 collected in global directories (located under I<root>/subdir/).
 The purpose of this is that individual packages can be installed and
 deinstalled seperately without interfering with other packages while
 all packages as a whole still can be treated like a single package
 (installed into the access layer).
 The
 actual creation of symbolic links is as following ("foo" indicating an
 arbitrary file; "bar" indicating an arbitrary package name):
 =over 4
 =item I<root>B</bin/>foo -> B<../>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</bin/>foo
 This activates the user executeable
 I<root>B</>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</bin>/foo as I<root>B</bin/>foo. It can
 be found by the shell by placing I<root>B</bin> into the environment
 variable C<PATH> (B<PATH="..:>I<root>B</bin:..">).
 =item I<root>B</sbin/>foo -> B<../>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</sbin/>foo
 This activates the system executeable
 I<root>B</>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</sbin>/foo as I<root>B</sbin/>foo. It can
 be found by the shell by placing I<root>B</sbin> into the environment
 variable C<PATH> (B<PATH="..:>I<root>B</sbin:..">).
 =item I<root>B</man/man>I<N>B</>foo -> B<../>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</man/man>I<N>B</>foo
 This activates the Unix manual page
 I<root>B</>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</man/man>I<N>B</>foo as
 I<root>B</man/man>I<N>B</>foo. It can be found by the man(1) tool
 by placing I<root>B</man> into the environment variable C<MANPATH>
 (B<MANPATH="..:>I<root>B</man:..">). Keep in mind that B<openpkg lsync>
 activates any files found in the B<man/manI<N>> sub-directory of the
 package, but the man(1) tool usually requires the filename scheme
 fooB<.>I<N> before it can find the file.
 =item I<root>B</info/>foo -> B<../>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</info/>foo
 This activates the GNU info page I<root>B</>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</info/>foo
 as I<root>B</info/>foo. It can be found by the info(1) and pinfo(1)
 tools by placing I<root>B</info> into the environment variable
 C<INFOPATH> (B<INFOPATH="..:>I<root>B</info:..">). Keep in mind that
 B<openpkg lsync> activates any files found in the B<info/> sub-directory of the
 package, but the info(1) and pinfo(1) tools usually require the filename
 scheme fooB<.info> before it can find the file.
 =item I<root>B</include/>foo -> B<../>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</include/>foo
 This activates the C header I<root>B</>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</include>/foo
 as I<root>B</include/>foo. It can be found by the C/C++ compilers
 by adding I<root>B</include> to their include search path (B<cc ..
 -I>I<root>B</include> B<...>). Keep in mind that B<openpkg lsync> activates any
 files found in the B<include/> sub-directory of the package, but the
 C/C++ compiler usually by convention use the filename scheme fooB<.h>.
 =item I<root>B</lib/>foo -> B<../>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</lib/>foo
 This activates the C library I<root>B</>I<pkgdir>B</>barB</lib>/foo
 as I<root>B</lib/>foo. It can be found by the C/C++ compilers (and
 the linker they use) by adding I<root>B</lib> to their library search
 path (B<cc .. -L>I<root>B</lib> B<...>). It can be found by the Unix
 Dynamic Loader by adding I<root>B</lib> to the environment variable
 C<LD_LIBRARY_PATH> (B<LD_LIBRARY_PATH="..:>I<root>B</lib:..">).
 Keep in mind that B<openpkg lsync> activates any files found in the B<lib/>
 sub-directory of the package, but the C/C++ compiler usually require the
 filename scheme B<lib>fooB<.a> and the Unix Dynamic Loader the filename
 scheme B<lib>fooB<.so> before they actually can use the file.
 =back
 It is obvious that more sub-directories in a package installation
 might exist -- for instance B<share/>, B<var/>, B<libexec/>, etc. But
 B<openpkg lsync> intentionally does not link files in those directories into
 corresponding directories of the access layer, because those files do
 not require that they are located in a global area in order to be used.
 So B<openpkg lsync> only creates the access layer for files where a common area
 is required for (easy) use.
 =head1 SPECIAL FEATURES
 There are two special features supported by B<openpkg lsync>:
 =over 4
 =item B<Run-Command Files>
 B<openpkg lsync> on startup implicitly reads command line options from
 C<.lsyncrc> files. They are searched in all parent directories and in
 the callers home directory. Their contents is prepended to the list of
 given command line options.
 =item B<Multiple Package Versions>
 B<openpkg lsync> skips all directories under I<root>/I<pkgdir>/ which contain
 the pattern "-[0-9]" in their directory name. On the other hand,
 B<openpkg lsync> follows also symbolic links under I<root>/I<pkgdir>/.
 This can be used for installing multiple versions of a package and
 switching between them. For instance, if version 1.0 of package
 "foo" is installed into directory I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo-1.0,
 version 1.1 into I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo-1.1 and version 1.2 into
 I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo-1.2, B<openpkg lsync> does skip all three. To enable
 version 1.1 one just creates a symbolic link I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo
 pointing to foo-1.1. Then B<openpkg lsync> picks up the files in
 I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo-1.1. If you want to temporarily upgrade to
 foo-1.2, all you have to do is to change the symlink pointing from
 foo-1.1 to foo-1.2.
 =item B<Temporarily Deactivated Package>
 One can deactivate a package "foo" by going to I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo/
 and running "openpkg lsync --local --uninstall", of course. Alternatively
 one can set the sticky bit on the directory I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo.
 Then B<openpkg lsync> also skips the package. Alternatively, assume
 package "foo" as a whole should not be deactivated, but its
 I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo/lib directory (usually because this directory
 unfortunately contains non-library files), one just sets the sticky bit
 on I<root>/I<pkgdir>/foo/lib.
 =back
 =head1 OPTIONS
 =over 4
 =item B<--version>, B<-v>
 Display program version information only.
 =item B<--help>, B<-h>
 Display program usage information only.
 =item B<--init>, B<-i>
 Create an initial access layer hierarchy under I<root>.
 =item B<--nop>, B<-n>
 No Operation -- causes B<openpkg lsync> to not perform any filesystem
 operations. In conjunction with B<--trace> you can at least see what
 would be executed.
 =item B<--quiet>, B<-q>
 Forces B<openpkg lsync> to perform the operations quietly, i.e., without any
 verbose messages.
 =item B<--trace>, B<-t>
 Forces B<openpkg lsync> to show what filesystem operations are performed.
 =item B<--local>, B<-l>
 This restricts the operations to a local package area. This option can
 only be used if you are physically staying below a package sub-directory
 under I<root>/I<pkgdir>/. For instance, when you are staying in
 I<root>/I<pkgdir>/bar or I<root>/I<pkgdir>/bar/bin and use B<--local>,
 all operations are restricted to the package "bar".
 =item B<--uninstall>, B<-u>
 This performs only package uninstallation operations, i.e., only
 symbolic links are removed. This can be used to completely empty the
 access layer. Additionally it is very useful in combination with
 B<--local> in order to uninstall a particular package without having to
 remove its files.
 =item B<--root=>I<root>
 Sets the root directory where the access layer and package subdirectory
 is located. The default can be determined by running C<openpkg lsync --help>
 (see section "Current configuration").
 =item B<--pkgdir=>I<pkgdir>
 Sets the sub-directory under the root directory where packages are
 located. The default can be determined by running C<openpkg lsync --help> (see
 section "Current configuration").
 =item B<--subdirs=>I<subdirs>[,I<subdir>,...]
 Sets one or more sub-directories of the access layer on which B<openpkg lsync>
 should act. The default can be determined by running C<openpkg lsync --help>
 (see section "Current configuration").
 =back
 =head1 RESULTS
 This program uses the following return codes on exit: 0 (operation
 successful), 1 (system error), 2 (command line error) and 3 (other user
 error).
 =head1 HISTORY
 The idea of filesystem access layers consisting of symbolic links
 pointing to actual package installation areas is a rather old one. It
 dates back to the early days of Unix and was implemented many times over
 the last decades. One of many implementation was B<GenOPT>, written by
 Ralf S. Engelschall for sd&m GmbH & Co KG, Munich in 1992. The name
 indicates the programs purpose: to generate symbolic links in an access
 layer which was located under C</opt>. B<GenOPT> was very flexible, but
 hence also very complex. Because of lack of documentation it was never
 released and so only used at sd&m and on all machines which were under
 control of Ralf S. Engelschall.
 For Cable & Wireless, Munich, the old B<GenOPT> principle was again
 needed to manage the C</cw/local> area on their servers. For this in
 November 2000 the functionality of B<GenOPT> was revised, heavily
 stripped down and finally implemented from scratch. The result is the
 current B<openpkg lsync>.
 =head1 AUTHOR
  Ralf S. Engelschall
  rse@engelschall.com
  www.engelschall.com
 =cut

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