Bindle Binaries Tools

Bindle Binaries Tools is a collection of scripts, autoconf macros, automake includes, utilities, and library functions which aid in the development of software projects.

Contents

1. Disclaimer
2. Software Requirements
3. Tested Platforms
4. Maintainers
5. Community
6. Source Code
7. Package Maintence Notes

Disclaimer

This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall Bindle Binaries be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

Software Requirements

• GNU GCC 4.2.1
• GNU Libtool 2.4
• GNU Autoconf 2.65
• GNU Automake 1.11.1
• Git 1.7.2.3
• Bash Shell

Source Code

The source code for this project is maintained using git. The following contains information to checkout the source code from the git repository.

Browse Source:

• https://github.com/bindle/bindletools

Git URLs:

• https://github.com/bindle/bindletools.git
• git@github.com:bindle/bindletools.git

Downloading Source:

$ git clone git://github.com/bindle/bindletools.git

Preparing Source:

$ cd bindletools
$ ./autogen.sh

Git Branches:

• master - Current release of packages.
• next - changes staged for next release
• pu - proposed updates for next release
• xx/yy+ - branch for testing new changes before merging to 'pu' branch

Package Maintence Notes

This is a collection of notes for developers to use when maintaining this package.

New Release Checklist:

• Switch to 'master' branch in Git repository.

• Update version in configure.ac.

• Update date and version in ChangeLog.

• Commit configure.ac and ChangeLog changes to repository.

• Create tag in git repository:

    $ git tag -s v${MAJOR}.${MINOR}
  

• Push repository to publishing server:

    $ git push --tags origin master:master next:next pu:pu
  

Creating Source Distribution Archives:

  $ ./configure
  $ make update
  $ make distcheck
  $ make dist-bzip2