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How to make a fresh distribution:
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For a distribution you need ".distr" files and RCS files.
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The EM home directory contains a file called ".distr". It contains
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the names of all the files and directories you want to have in the distribution.
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The directories should contain .distr files, the other files should
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be placed under RCS.
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The current RCS revision name is "distr4".
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The are files that derive from other files and yet should be placed
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in the distribution.
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These files should not be placed under RCS.
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The file "Exceptions" in this directory contains the current list of
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these files.
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When all this is correct, use the shell script mktree the extract
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the distribution from the EM tree.
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cd ~em/Repositories ; sh ../Work/distr/mktree destination_tree Distr4 >../Work/distr/f.attf 2>&1
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Make sure that the destination tree exists and is empty!
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Failing to do that will almost certainly result in a welter of
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error messages.
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The file f.attf contains mktree error messages and should be compared
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to Exceptions.
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The actions of mktree are quite complicated. It starts in the current
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directory creating a version in the destination directory.
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Then it reads the .distr file.
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For each file mentioned there it performes certain actions:
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1- Directory Change to that directory and call yourself recursively.
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2- File
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a- Does a file LIST exist in this directory AND
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is the first line of LIST equal to the name of the
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destination file? If so, try to extract all the files
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named in the rest of the LIST file and call the program
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arch to create a library "arch cr `cat LIST`".
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In this manner libraries can be distributed whose members
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have their own RCS file!
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else
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b-
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give message that says "Missing entry" (or some such).
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Now you have the tree but not everything is kosher yet.
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Some files derive from other files in the tree, those derivations should
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be done with the use of an already installed distribution.
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The files Action and Action1 in this directory contain the actions
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we now take. (Confession: most of the time we use /usr/em)
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After running these re-derivation programs the distrubtion tree starts
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to look like the tree you need.
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There are too many files there though, especially the files created by
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the derivation process.
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That is why we now give the command:
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dtar cdf distr4 .
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The file distr4 is the one you should put on tape!
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But,.... before doing that: Try it out!
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Repeat the process described in the installation manual.
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Only if that succeeds you are sure that you included the files needed,
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and gave all other files the correct "distr4" RCS id.
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After you sent the tape away, forbid ANYBODY to touch the distr4 id
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in your RCS files.
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Good Luck,
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Ed Keizer, 85/4/15.
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Updated for 3rd distribution by Ceriel Jacobs, 87/3/11.
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And again,
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Good Luck!
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Updated for 4rd distribution by Ceriel Jacobs, 88/4/08.
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And again,
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Good Luck!
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