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| 2 OpenPKG Boostrap Package Source Tree | |
| 3 ==================================== | |
| 4 | |
| 5 This is the source code tree for the OpenPKG bootstrap package. What | |
| 6 you find here is rather complex and tricky stuff, so don't be confused | |
| 7 if you don't understand everything immediately. | |
| 8 | |
| 9 The Files | |
| 10 --------- | |
| 11 | |
| 12 README .................. this file ;-) | |
| 13 HISTORY ................. change history tracking of this package | |
| 14 | |
| 15 openpkg.spec ............ the regular build procedure | |
| 16 openpkg.boot ............ the bootstrapping procedure | |
| 17 | |
| 18 gzip-*.tar .............. untouched distribution tarball of the GNU gzip tool | |
| 19 make-*.tar.gz ........... untouched distribution tarball of the GNU make tool | |
| 20 patch-*.tar.gz .......... untouched distribution tarball of the GNU patch tool | |
| 21 bash-*.tar.gz ........... untouched distribution tarball of the GNU bash tool | |
| 22 tar-*.tar.gz ............ untouched distribution tarball of the GNU tar tool | |
| 23 uuid-*.tar.gz ........... untouched distribution tarball of the OSSP uuid tool | |
| 24 curl-*.tar.gz ........... untouched distribution tarball of the cURL tool | |
| 25 bzip2-*.tar.gz .......... untouched distribution tarball of the BZIP2 library | |
| 26 zlib-*.tar.gz ........... untouched distribution tarball of the ZLIB library | |
| 27 beecrypt-*.tar.gz ....... untouched distribution tarball of the BeeCrypt library | |
| 28 rpm-*.tar.gz ............ untouched distribution tarball of the RPM tool | |
| 29 config-*.tar.gz ......... untouched distribution tarball of the GNU config scripts | |
| 30 openpkg-registry-*.tar.gz untouched distribution tarball of the OpenPKG Registry | |
| 31 openpkg-tools-*.tar.gz .. untouched distribution tarball of the OpenPKG Tool Chain | |
| 32 openssl-*.tar.gz ........ untouched distribution tarball of the OpenSSL toolkit | |
| 33 perl-*-mini.tar.gz ...... stripped down distribution tarball of the Perl tool | |
| 34 | |
| 35 make.patch .............. patch for GNU make | |
| 36 bash.patch .............. patch for GNU bash | |
| 37 tar.patch ............... patch for GNU tar | |
| 38 beecrypt.patch .......... patch for BeeCrypt | |
| 39 openssl.patch ........... patch for OpenSSL | |
| 40 perl.patch .............. patch for Perl | |
| 41 gzip.c .................. replacement file for GNU gzip | |
| 42 rpm.patch.bugfix ........ patch for RPM (bugfixing parts) | |
| 43 rpm.patch.feature ....... patch for RPM (new features parts) | |
| 44 rpm.patch.porting ....... patch for RPM (portability enhancement parts) | |
| 45 rpm.patch.regen ......... patch for RPM (re-generated files parts) | |
| 46 | |
| 47 rpmpopt ................. replacements/extensions for RPM's POPT configuration | |
| 48 rpmmacros ............... replacements/extensions for RPM's macros | |
| 49 rpmrc ................... replacements for RPM's run-command configuration | |
| 50 | |
| 51 root.README ............. the source for installed <prefix>/README | |
| 52 local.README ............ the source for installed <prefix>/local/README | |
| 53 dot.bashrc .............. the source for installed <prefix>/.bashrc | |
| 54 dot.bash_login .......... the source for installed <prefix>/.bash_login | |
| 55 dot.lsyncrc ............. the source for installed <prefix>/local/.lsyncrc | |
| 56 | |
| 57 openpkg.c ............... the OpenPKG frontend (set-uid wrapper) | |
| 58 openpkg.sh .............. the OpenPKG frontend (main script) | |
| 59 openpkg.pod ............. the OpenPKG frontend manual page (source) | |
| 60 openpkg.1 ............... the OpenPKG frontend manual page (pre-generated output) | |
| 61 | |
| 62 rc ...................... the OpenPKG run-command handling script | |
| 63 rc.func ................. the OpenPKG run-command function definitions | |
| 64 rc.conf ................. the OpenPKG run-command configuration template | |
| 65 rc.openpkg .............. the OpenPKG run-command script for the bootstrap package | |
| 66 rc.pod .................. the OpenPKG run-command script manual page (source) | |
| 67 rc.8 .................... the OpenPKG run-command script manual page (pre-generated output) | |
| 68 | |
| 69 release.sh .............. the OpenPKG release information utility script | |
| 70 release.pod ............. the OpenPKG release information utility manual page (source) | |
| 71 release.8 ............... the OpenPKG release information utility manual page (pre-generated output) | |
| 72 | |
| 73 uuid.sh ................. the OpenPKG UUID management utility script | |
| 74 uuid.pod ................ the OpenPKG UUID management utility manual page (source) | |
| 75 uuid.8 .................. the OpenPKG UUID management utility manual page (pre-generated output) | |
| 76 | |
| 77 rpmdb ................... the OpenPKG RPM database management utility | |
| 78 | |
| 79 rpmtool ................. the rpmtool tool (program source) | |
| 80 rpmtool.8 ............... the rpmtool tool (manual page) | |
| 81 rpmtool.pod ............. the rpmtool tool (manual page source) | |
| 82 shtool .................. the portable shell tool (GNU shtool) | |
| 83 | |
| 84 rpm-config.sh ........... the RPM C API helper script | |
| 85 rpm-config.pod .......... the RPM C API helper manual page (source) | |
| 86 rpm-config.8 ............ the RPM C API helper manual page (pre-generated output) | |
| 87 | |
| 88 lsync ................... the lsync tool (program source) | |
| 89 lsync.8 ................. the lsync tool (manual page) | |
| 90 lsync.pod ............... the lsync tool (manual page source) | |
| 91 | |
| 92 aux.usrgrp.sh ........... user/group name/id determination script | |
| 93 aux.prereq.sh ........... prerequisite checking script | |
| 94 aux.wrapsrc.sh .......... wrapper script for generating openpkg-V-R.src.sh | |
| 95 aux.wrapbin.sh .......... wrapper script for generating openpkg-V-R.P-L.sh | |
| 96 | |
| 97 pod2man.sh .............. helper script for pre-generating manual page outputs | |
| 98 man.sh .................. helper script for "openpkg man" command | |
| 99 install.sh .............. helper script for "openpkg install" command | |
| 100 | |
| 101 openpkg.org.pgp ......... the OpenPGP public key "OpenPKG <openpkg@openpkg.org>" | |
| 102 openpkg.com.pgp ......... the OpenPGP public key "OpenPKG GmbH <openpkg@openpkg.com>" | |
| 103 openpkg.net.pgp ......... the OpenPGP public key "OpenPKG Foundation e.V. <openpkg@openpkg.net>" | |
| 104 | |
| 105 The Bootstrapping Procedure | |
| 106 --------------------------- | |
| 107 | |
| 108 The complexity of this OpenPKG RPM package results from the fact that | |
| 109 we force us to treat this bootstrapping package equal to every other | |
| 110 regular OpenPKG RPM package. First, this implies that the packaging | |
| 111 tool RPM is packaged with itself as an OpenPKG RPM package (means: its | |
| 112 build procedure is a real RPM .spec file and it can be installed and | |
| 113 upgraded through a binary or source RPM). Second, RPM is installed | |
| 114 into the same filesystem hierarchy as all other packages. Third, RPM | |
| 115 manages its own files. The reason for this approach should be obvious: | |
| 116 100% consistency for the whole OpenPKG software packaging facility! | |
| 117 | |
| 118 The drawback is that this package requires a very tricky bootstrapping | |
| 119 procedure which had cost a lot of time to figure out and establish. If | |
| 120 you ever wanted to know the gory details, here they are... | |
| 121 | |
| 122 The first step was that we wrote the regular openpkg.spec file for | |
| 123 building the bootstrap package with OpenPKG RPM under the assumption | |
| 124 that OpenPKG RPM is already available. This way we can provide OpenPKG | |
| 125 RPM as an RPM package. Just remains the problem how we actually | |
| 126 bootstrap in case where OpenPKG RPM is still not available, i.e., | |
| 127 when we reach a new platform and have to build the package from | |
| 128 scratch. Here the "openpkg.boot" script comes into play. It executes | |
| 129 the "openpkg.spec" build procedure very similar to the way the real | |
| 130 OpenPKG RPM would do ("openpkg rpm -bb"). That is, "openpkg.boot" | |
| 131 partly emulates OpenPKG RPM -- just enough that "openpkg.spec" works. | |
| 132 As a result, "openpkg.spec" cannot use any fancy OpenPKG RPM features | |
| 133 or other things before "openpkg.boot" is able to emulate it, of | |
| 134 course. | |
| 135 | |
| 136 After "openpkg.boot" executed the "%prep", "%build" and "%install" | |
| 137 scripts of "openpkg.spec", there is a fresh version of the target | |
| 138 filesystem hierarchy staying under a temporary "build root". The | |
| 139 "openpkg.boot" script then creates a very special temporary "openpkg | |
| 140 rpm" command which allows the installed "openpkg rpm" command inside | |
| 141 the "build root" to work (although it is built for the final target | |
| 142 filesystem path). Then the $RPM_BOOT variable is set and the package | |
| 143 is _again_ build via "openpkg.spec" -- but this time with the real | |
| 144 OpenPKG RPM. To avoid unneccessary re-compilation, the "openpkg.spec" | |
| 145 skips "%prep", "%build" and "%install" sections if $RPM_BOOT is | |
| 146 defined. So, on this second build phase, only the "%files" section is | |
| 147 executed, i.e., a binary OpenPKG RPM package "openpkg-V-R.P-T.rpm" | |
| 148 is rolled from the files in the "build root". Additionally, a source | |
| 149 OpenPKG RPM package "openpkg-V-R.src.rpm" is rolled for consistency | |
| 150 reasons. | |
| 151 | |
| 152 Finally, we override the installation in the "build root" | |
| 153 again by installing the now rolled binary OpenPKG RPM package | |
| 154 "openpkg-V-R.P-T.rpm" by using the real OpenPKG RPM. This way | |
| 155 we achieve that OpenPKG RPM is remembered as a real OpenPKG RPM | |
| 156 package in the RPM database. We just have to make sure the package | |
| 157 is still relocated to the "build root" while installing. For this | |
| 158 we could use "--prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}", but this would | |
| 159 create an incorrect file list for the package "openpkg" in the RPM | |
| 160 database. Instead we use the tricky "--justdb" option for "openpkg | |
| 161 rpm" which means "openpkg rpm" behaves as it would install into the | |
| 162 real location, but does not actually install anything. But as a | |
| 163 side-effect, the database inside the "build root" is now correct. | |
| 164 | |
| 165 After this procedure, the "build root" contains the target filesystem | |
| 166 hierarchy with OpenPKG RPM installed with itself. What is now just | |
| 167 remaining is to roll a bootstrap package "openpkg" with this stuff for | |
| 168 initial installation without OpenPKG RPM. For this the "build root" | |
| 169 is packed into a "tarball", compressed, again wrapped into another | |
| 170 tarball together with the uncompression tools ("bzip2" and "tar"), | |
| 171 and finally wrapped into a self-extracting shell script by appending | |
| 172 "aux.wrapbin.sh" (padded to 64KB for easier unpacking of the attached | |
| 173 tarball) to its front. | |
| 174 | |
| 175 The result is the binary bootstrap script "openpkg-V-R.P-T.sh" which | |
| 176 can be used to install the target hierarchy from scratch without any | |
| 177 pre-installed OpenPKG RPM. Nevetheless, the installed target hierarchy | |
| 178 looks _exactly_ as it would have been installed with OpenPKG RPM. | |
| 179 If one later wants to upgrade this hierarchy one can just use the | |
| 180 generated (or a newer) "openpkg-V-R.P-T.rpm". | |
| 181 | |
| 182 To allow one to easily repeat this from-source bootstrapping procedure | |
| 183 on other machines, one can run "./openpkg.boot -s" which rolls | |
| 184 a "openpkg-V-R.src.sh" script which is a self-extracting script | |
| 185 containing an attached tarball of the sources of this directory. This | |
| 186 script contains the same contents like "openpkg-V-R.src.rpm", but | |
| 187 is intended for running the described bootstrapping procedure from | |
| 188 scratch without any OpenPKG RPM. | |
| 189 |
