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.TH GST-PACKAGE "1" "January 2020" "gst-package version 3.2.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
gst-package \- create and install GNU Smalltalk .star package files
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS "Usage:"
.IP
gst-package [OPTION]... ARGS...
.SS "Operation modes:"
.TP
\fB\-\-install\fR
make or install STAR packages (default)
.TP
\fB\-\-uninstall\fR
remove the packages mentioned in the FILES
.TP
\fB\-\-dist\fR
copy files instead of creating STAR files.
.TP
\fB\-\-prepare\fR
create configure.ac or Makefile.am
.TP
\fB\-\-list\-files\fR PKG
just output the list of files in the package
.TP
\fB\-\-list\-packages\fR
just output the list of packages in the files
.TP
\fB\-\-download\fR, \fB\-\-update\fR
download package from smalltalk.gnu.org or
from its specified URL
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this message and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
print version information and exit
.SS "Common suboptions:"
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-dry\-run\fR
print commands without running them
.TP
\fB\-\-srcdir\fR DIR
look for non-built files in directory DIR
.TP
\fB\-\-distdir\fR DIR
for \fB\-\-dist\fR, place files in directory DIR
.TP
\fB\-\-destdir\fR DIR
prefix the destination directory with DIR
.TP
\fB\-\-target\-directory\fR DIR
install the files in DIR (unused for \fB\-\-dist\fR)
.TP
\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-image\-file\fR=\fIFILE\fR
load into the specified image
.TP
\fB\-\-kernel\-dir\fR=\fIPATH\fR
use the specified kernel directory
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
print extra information while processing
.SS "--install suboptions:"
.TP
\fB\-\-test\fR
run unit tests after merging
.TP
\fB\-\-load\fR
also load the Smalltalk files in the image
.SS "--list-files suboptions:"
.TP
\fB\-\-load\fR
only list files that are filed in when loading
.TP
\fB\-\-test\fR
with \fB\-\-load\fR, also include unit test files
.TP
\fB\-\-vpath\fR
Omit path to srcdir for files that are there
.SS "--dist suboptions:"
.TP
\fB\-\-all\-files\fR
Process all files, not just non-built ones
.TP
\fB\-\-copy\fR
Do not create symbolic links
.PP
All operation modes except \fB\-\-download\fR (or its synonym \fB\-\-update\fR) accept
paths to package.xml files or .star files, including remote URLs.
\fB\-\-download\fR and \fB\-\-update\fR 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.
.PP
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.
.PP
The default target directory is /build/gnu-smalltalk-YncAmE/gnu-smalltalk-3.2.5
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gst-package
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B gst-package
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info gst
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.