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AUTODIST(1)                      User Commands                     AUTODIST(1)

NAME
       Autodist - Source distribution management system

SYNOPSIS
       autodist [options] [distribution] [version] [params]

DESCRIPTION
       The Autodist is a source distribution management system that allows
       powerful mechanisms to define what is included in and excluded from a
       distribution, and what license the distribution is released under.  It
       is also used to create the actual distribution source packages.
       Autodist allows distribution management in file, directory and file
       content level.  Different distributions may include different portions
       of files, for example, excluding certain features from certain
       distributions.  It is always guaranteed that anything not defined for
       the distribution, is removed automatically (files, file content,
       directories), thus ensuring that nothing is accidentally included in
       the distribution.

       Autodist is closely related to the Autoconf and Automake tools, and
       complements the features Autoconf and Automake provides.  It is
       especially targeted into circumstances where multiple distributions are
       created from one source tree.  The Autoconf and Automake environment is
       mainly designed for one application per one source tree situations.
       Autodist provides mechanisms to create all kinds of distributions that
       can be created from one source tree.  To be able to use Autodist, the
       Autoconf and Automake must be installed into the system.

OPTIONS
       Operation modes:

       -h, --help
              Prints the help for the Autodist and exits.

       -V, --version
              Prints version number and exits.

       -v, --verbose
              Verbosely report processing.

       -d, --distdir
              Search distributions from <dir> instead of default 'distdir'.

       -s, --distdefs [<dist>]
              Prints distribution defines of <dist> and exits.

       -i, --init
              Initializes Autodist environment.  Creates the default
              distribution directory 'distdir', 'autodist.conf' configuration
              file and the default distribution 'default', then exits.

       -p, --process <type> <src> <dst>
              Process file <src> into <dst> for distribution, <type> is
              'makefile', 'configure', 'non-source' or 'source' and defines
              the type of <src>.

       -m, --makedist
              Creates and packages distribution

       --gzip Create package compressed with gzip (default)

       --bzip2
              Create also package compressed with bzip2

       --compress
              Create also package compressed with compress

       --zip  Create also package compressed with zip

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2005 Pekka Riikonen, SILC Project
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       autoconf(1), automake(1),

       The full documentation for autodist is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and autodist programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

              info autodist

       should give you access to the complete manual.

SILC Autodist 1.5                 April 2005                       AUTODIST(1)