trunk/java-package/make-jpkg.1

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.TH MAKE=JPKG 1 "March 27, 2004"
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.SH NAME
make-jpkg \- build Debian packages from Java(TM) 2 binary distributions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B make-jpkg
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
\fBmake-jpkg\fP creates a Debian package from a Java(TM) 2
distribution. This program works with the latest Java(TM) Runtime
Environments (RE) and Software Development Kits (SDK) Version 1.3, 1.4
and 1.5 from Sun Microsystems(TM) and Blackdown Java-Linux.
.PP
The following options are recognized:
.TP
.B --full-name \fINAME\fR
full name used in the maintainer field of the package
.TP
.B --email \fIEMAIL\fR
email address used in the maintainer field of the package
.TP
.B --changes
create a .changes file
.TP
.B --help
display help text and exit
.TP
.B --version
output version information and exit
.PP
Download a current Java(TM) 2 RE or SDK (Version 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5)
self-extracting archive from
.B http://java.sun.com
or
.B http://www.blackdown.org
and execute
.B make-jpkg
.I file
with the downloaded file. The program asks the user for additional
information and creates a Debian binary package in the current
directory.
.PP
The program requires about 200 MB free disk space in a temporary
directory. The temporary directory defaults to 
.I /tmp
but you can specify an alternate directory by setting the environment
variable \fITMPDIR\fR.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.SM TMPDIR
base directory used for temporary files (defaults to /tmp)
.TP
.SM J2SE_PACKAGE_FULL_NAME
full name used in the maintainer field of the package
.TP
.SM J2SE_PACKAGE_EMAIL
email address used in the maintainer field of the package
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Hubert Schmid <j2se-package@z42.de>.
1	.\" Hey, EMACS: -- nroff --
2	.\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
3	.\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
4	.\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
5	.TH MAKE=JPKG 1 "March 27, 2004"
6	.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
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9	.\" .nh disable hyphenation
10	.\" .hy enable hyphenation
11	.\" .ad l left justify
12	.\" .ad b justify to both left and right margins
13	.\" .nf disable filling
14	.\" .fi enable filling
15	.\" .br insert line break
16	.\" .sp <n> insert n+1 empty lines
17	.\" for manpage-specific macros, see man(7)
18	.SH NAME
19	make-jpkg \- build Debian packages from Java(TM) 2 binary distributions
20	.SH SYNOPSIS
21	.B make-jpkg
22	[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]
23	.SH DESCRIPTION
24	.\" TeX users may be more comfortable with the \fB<whatever>\fP and
25	.\" \fI<whatever>\fP escape sequences to invode bold face and italics,
26	.\" respectively.
27	.PP
28	\fBmake-jpkg\fP creates a Debian package from a Java(TM) 2
29	distribution. This program works with the latest Java(TM) Runtime
30	Environments (RE) and Software Development Kits (SDK) Version 1.3, 1.4
31	and 1.5 from Sun Microsystems(TM) and Blackdown Java-Linux.
32	.PP
33	The following options are recognized:
34	.TP
35	.B --full-name \fINAME\fR
36	full name used in the maintainer field of the package
37	.TP
38	.B --email \fIEMAIL\fR
39	email address used in the maintainer field of the package
40	.TP
41	.B --changes
42	create a .changes file
43	.TP
44	.B --help
45	display help text and exit
46	.TP
47	.B --version
48	output version information and exit
49	.PP
50	Download a current Java(TM) 2 RE or SDK (Version 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5)
51	self-extracting archive from
52	.B http://java.sun.com
53	or
54	.B http://www.blackdown.org
55	and execute
56	.B make-jpkg
57	.I file
58	with the downloaded file. The program asks the user for additional
59	information and creates a Debian binary package in the current
60	directory.
61	.PP
62	The program requires about 200 MB free disk space in a temporary
63	directory. The temporary directory defaults to
64	.I /tmp
65	but you can specify an alternate directory by setting the environment
66	variable \fITMPDIR\fR.
67	.SH ENVIRONMENT
68	.TP
69	.SM TMPDIR
70	base directory used for temporary files (defaults to /tmp)
71	.TP
72	.SM J2SE_PACKAGE_FULL_NAME
73	full name used in the maintainer field of the package
74	.TP
75	.SM J2SE_PACKAGE_EMAIL
76	email address used in the maintainer field of the package
77	.SH AUTHOR
78	This manual page was written by Hubert Schmid <j2se-package@z42.de>.
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