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.TH "TRACKINSTALL" "1" "January 2008" "trackinstall version-1.9.4" "User Commands"
.SH "NAME"
trackinstall \- manual page for trackinstall version\-1.9.4
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IP 
trackinstall \- Build an installable package from compiled sources or other content in the current directory.
.IP 
trackinstall [\-ABCHINPSV(VV)W] [\-abdinv]
.IP 
Capitalized Options take no argument:
.TP 
\fB\-A\fR
Auto\-generate a TrackBild script if successful.
.TP 
\fB\-B\fR
Keep backup of any files overwritten by this installation.
.TP 
\fB\-I\fR
Install the created package when finished.
.TP 
\fB\-C\fR
Place final package in the current directory.
.TP 
\fB\-H\fR
Place final package in your home directory.
.TP 
\fB\-N\fR
New TrackBuild script and slack\-desc file only.
.TP 
\fB\-P\fR
Preserve permissions in the source directory.
.TP
\fb\-Q\fR
Query the user for interactive options during package creation.
.TP 
\fB\-S\fR
Run special install commands \- 'sh install.sh' by default
.TP 
\fB\-V\fR
DEBUG -show detailed prompts for debugging.
.TP 
\fB\-VV\fR
Be verbose. Show all output from the steps.
.TP 
\fB\-W\fR
Wipe up \fB\-cleanup\fR temporary files when finished.
.TP
\fB\-JAIL\fR
Run installation commands in a 'jailed' root directory.
.TP
\fB\-REAL\fR
Run installation commands in the real root filesystem using backup.
.TP
\fB\-DEST\fR
Run installation commands using the DESTDIR variable if possible.
.IP 
Lowercase options require an argument separated by the '=' sign:
.TP 
\fB\-a\fR
Set the architecture (ARCH) of the package [\-a=noarch].
.TP 
\fB\-b\fR
Set the package build/release number [\-b=4].
.TP 
\fB\-d\fR
Specify the documents to include [\-d='README foo.HOWTO AUTHORS'].
.TP 
\fB\-i\fR
Set the install command line [\-i='make install'].
.TP 
\fB\-n\fR
Use alternate name for package and desc file [\-n=newname]
.TP 
\fB\-p\fR
Set the installation prefix [\-p=/usr] (PRE_FIX='').
.TP 
\fB\-v\fR
Use alternate version number for the package [\-v=0.0.0a].
.IP 
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.IP
trackinstall \fB\-C\fR \fB\-W\fR
.IP 
Build the package in the current directory and delete temporary files.
.IP 
trackinstall \fB\-b\fR=\fI2\fR
.IP 
Set the BUILD number to '2'
.IP 
trackinstall \fB\-i=\fR'make install install_data'
.IP 
install with 'make install install_data (same as running 'make install' and 'make install_data')
.IP 
trackinstall \fB\-P\fR \fB\-S\fR \fB\-i=\fR'bash ./install.script'
.IP 
Preserve permissions and use 'bash ./install.script' instead of 'make install'
.SH "USAGE"
Calling
.B  trackinstall
without arguments acts very much like checkinstall, running
the command 'make install', tracking whatever directories,
files & links are created and then making a Slackware\-type
tgz package from those files, etc.
.BR 
Using
.B  trackinstall
with the '\-S' option allows you to track other types of
installation which use no Makefile.
.BR 

.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B  trackinstall
is maintained as part of the
.B  src2pkg
package.
.LP  
.B  See /usr/doc/src2pkg\\-x.x for further usage.
.PP