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eLux Packaging tool epkg

March 3, 2025

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C M

The epkg user manual describes how to use epkg to build eLux packages in the format FPM and EPM. Its purpose is to enable advanced users and technology partners wanting to extend the functionality of eLux to leverage the full potential of the epkg build tool.

Epkg is a tool to help creating eLux packages in the format fpm and epm. It supports the following Modules: Build, Convert, ConvertFrom, Install, New, NewFrom, Info, Size and UpdateCopyrightInfo

Build: Build epm and fpms
Convert: Convert from an old metafile version to the newest. This can also be used to convert Makefile based meta repositories
ConvertFrom: Convert from a package tree to the latest metafile format
Install: Copy epm and fpms in the container directory
New: Create empty meta repository files for the given epm and fpm names
Info: Get some information from the ebkepm (Used by the buildserver)
Size: Calculate the uncompressed size or parse a eluxmanlog to get the compressed size
UpdateCopyrightInfo: Update copyright md5sums

Installation and System Requirements

Metafiles

Testing Versions

Converting

Variables

Target Filesystem

Troubleshooting

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eLux Packaging tool epkg

March 3, 2025

Contributed by:

C M

March 3, 2025

Contributed by:

C M

eLux Packaging tool epkg

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