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ceriel
1988-04-08 12:50:10 +00:00
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The EM home directory contains a file called ".distr". It contains
the names of all the files and directories you want to have in the distribution.
The directories should contain .distr files, the other files should
be placed under RCS.
The current RCS revision name is "distr3".
The current RCS revision name is "distr4".
The are files that derive from other files and yet should be placed
in the distribution.
These files should not be placed under RCS.
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ these files.
When all this is correct, use the shell script mktree the extract
the distribution from the EM tree.
cd /usr/em ; sh distr/mktree destination_tree >distr/f.attf 2>&1
cd ~em/Repositories ; sh ../Work/distr/mktree destination_tree >../Work/distr/f.attf 2>&1
Make sure that the destination tree exists and is empty!
Failing to do that will almost certainly result in a welter of
error messages.
The file f.attf contains mktree error messages and should be compared
to Exceptions.
The actions of mktree are quite complicated. It starts in the current
directory reading the ".distr" file, after copying that file to the
destination tree.
directory checking out the .distr file, and copying it to the destination
directory
For each file mentioned there it performes certain actions:
1- Directory Change to that directory and call yourself recursively.
2- File
a- Try to do "co -rdistr3 destination_tree/path/destination_file"
a- Try to do "co -rdistr4 destination_tree/path/destination_file"
on succes "chmod +w destination_file"
else
b- Try to do "co destination_tree/destination_file"
on succes "chmod +w destination_file" and
give message that says "Missing distr3 entry" (or some such).
give message that says "Missing distr4 entry" (or some such).
else
c- I Does a file LIST exist in this directory AND
is the first line of LIST equal to the name of the
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ to look like the tree you need.
There are too many files there though, especially the files created by
the derivation process.
That is why we now give the command:
dtar cdf distr3 .
The file distr3 is the one you should put on tape!
dtar cdf distr4 .
The file distr4 is the one you should put on tape!
But,.... before doing that: Try it out!
Repeat the process described in the installation manual.
Only if that succeeds you are sure that you included the files needed,
and gave all other files the correct "distr3" RCS id.
After you sent the tape away, forbid ANYBODY to touch the distr3 id
and gave all other files the correct "distr4" RCS id.
After you sent the tape away, forbid ANYBODY to touch the distr4 id
in your RCS files.
Good Luck,
Ed Keizer, 85/4/15.
@@ -72,3 +72,7 @@ in your RCS files.
Updated for 3rd distribution by Ceriel Jacobs, 87/3/11.
And again,
Good Luck!
Updated for 4rd distribution by Ceriel Jacobs, 88/4/08.
And again,
Good Luck!