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Diffstat (limited to 'bpkg/pkg-bindist.cli')
| -rw-r--r-- | bpkg/pkg-bindist.cli | 36 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/bpkg/pkg-bindist.cli b/bpkg/pkg-bindist.cli index 527cc8b..7c686bf 100644 --- a/bpkg/pkg-bindist.cli +++ b/bpkg/pkg-bindist.cli @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ include <bpkg/configuration.cli>; namespace bpkg { { - "<options> <vars> <out-dir> <pkg>", + "<options> <dir> <vars> <pkg>", "\h|SYNOPSIS| - \c{\b{bpkg pkg-bindist}|\b{bindist} [<options>] [<vars>] <out-dir> <pkg> [<pkg>...]} + \c{\b{bpkg pkg-bindist}|\b{bindist} [\b{--output-root}|\b{-o} <dir>] [<options>] [<vars>] <pkg>...} \h|DESCRIPTION| @@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ namespace bpkg the specified package. If additional packages are specified, then they are bundled in the same distribution package. All the specified packages must have been previously configured with \l{bpkg-pkg-build(1)} or - \l{bpkg-pkg-configure(1)}. The intermediate files and the resulting - binary package are created in the <out-dir> directory. + \l{bpkg-pkg-configure(1)}. For some system package managers a directory + for intermediate files and subdirectories as well as the resulting binary + package may have to be specified explicitly with the + \c{\b{--output-root}|\b{-o}} option. Underneath, this command roughly performs the following steps: First it installs the specified packages similar to the \l{bpkg-pkg-install(1)} @@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ namespace bpkg "Prepare all the package metadata files (\cb{control}, \cb{rules}, etc) but do not invoke \cb{bpkg-buildpackage} to generate the binary package, printing its command line instead unless requested to be - quiet. Implies \cb{--keep-out}." + quiet. Implies \cb{--keep-output}." } string --debian-buildflags = "assign" @@ -173,17 +175,27 @@ namespace bpkg makes sense together with \cb{--recursive}." } - bool --wipe-out + dir_path --output-root|-o { - "Wipe the output directory (\ci{out-dir}) clean before using it to - generate the binary package." + "<dir>", + "Directory for intermediate files and subdirectories as well as the + resulting binary package. Note that this option may be required for + some system package managers and may not be specified for others." } - bool --keep-out + bool --wipe-output { - "Keep intermediate files in the output directory (\ci{out-dir}) that - were used to generate the binary package. This is primarily useful - for troubleshooting." + "Wipe the output root directory (either specified with \ci{--output-root} + or system package manager-specific) clean before using it to generate + the binary package." + } + + bool --keep-output + { + "Keep intermediate files in the output root directory (either specified + with \ci{--output-root} or system package manager-specific) that were + used to generate the binary package. This is primarily useful for + troubleshooting." } }; |