.Dd November 5, 2012
.Os Void GNU/Linux
.Dt xbps-create 8
.Sh NAME
.Nm xbps-create
.Nd XBPS utility to create binary packages
.Sh SYNOPSYS
.Nm xbps-create
.Op OPTIONS
.Ar destdir
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility creates XBPS binary packages from files stored in a directory.
The files must have correct permissions and location within this directory.
The behaviour of resulting package is changed by using multiple values in
the options.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Fl A, Fl -architecture Ar string
The target architecture for this package (required). Use
.Ar noarch
if package doesn't contain any arch-dependent file.
.It Fl B, Fl -built-with Ar string
The package builder string, free form.
.It Fl C, Fl -conflicts Ar list
A list of package patterns that this package should conflict with, separated
by a single blank. Example:
.Ar 'foo>=1.0 blah<1.0' .
.It Fl D, Fl -dependencies Ar list
A list of package patterns this package depends on, separated by a single
blank. Example:
.Ar 'foo>=1.0 blah-1.0_1' .
.It Fl F, Fl -config-files Ar list
A list of configuration files this package provides, separated by a single
blank.
.It Fl H, Fl -homepage Ar string
The package homepage string.
.It Fl h, Fl -help
Show help message.
.It Fl l, Fl -license Ar string
The package license.
.It Fl M, Fl -mutable-files Ar list
A list of mutable files this package provides, separated by a single blank.
.It Fl m, Fl -maintainer Ar string
The package maintainer name and/or email contact.
.It Fl n, Fl -pkgver Ar string
The package name/version tuple, e.g:
.Ar 'foo-1.0_1' .
.It Fl P, Fl -provides Ar list
A list of virtual packages this package provides, separated by a single blank. Example:
.Ar 'virtualpkg-9999 virtualpkg2-1.0_1' .
.It Fl p, Fl -preserve
If set the package files will be preserved after being updated.
.It Fl q, Fl -quiet
Enable quiet operation.
.It Fl R, Fl -replaces Ar list
A list of package patterns this package replaces, separated by a single blank. Example:
.Ar 'foo>=1.0 blah>=2.0' .
.It Fl S, Fl -long-desc Ar string
A long description for this package.
.It Fl s, Fl -desc Ar string
A short description for this package, one line with less than 80 characters.
.It Fl V, Fl -version
Shows the XBPS version.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr xbps-dgraph 8 ,
.Xr xbps-install 8 ,
.Xr xbps-pkgdb 8 ,
.Xr xbps-query 8 ,
.Xr xbps-reconfigure 8 ,
.Xr xbps-remove 8 ,
.Xr xbps-rindex 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Juan Romero Pardines <xtraeme@gmail.com>
.Sh BUGS
Probably, but I try to make this not happen. Use it under your own
responsability and enjoy your life.
.Pp
Report bugs in http://code.google.com/p/xbps.