• PackIt Package creation helper new version released

    From Alan@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 6 07:35:38 2020
    PackIt version 0.6.2 has now been released.

    This release has added support for the new Environment fields,
    the new Homepage field and empty directories.

    Versions of PackIt from 0.6.1 are now distributed via the ROOL
    packaging sites. RiscPkg and older version of PackMan may not have
    these sources in the list of sources. If this version of PackIt
    doesn't appear as an update you probably need to add the following
    url to the PackMan sources. http://packages.riscosopen.org/packages/pkg/programs-armv5


    PackIt is a tool to help create RISC OS Packaging Project packages.

    It is designed to create the most common types of Binary Package.
    If more advanced features of the packaging system are required it
    can still be used to make a start on the package which would then
    be finished off by hand.

    A Binary Package is a package that does not need to be built from
    source code. e.g. A program created in an interpreted language
    like BASIC or a Strong Help manual.

    If you build an application from your own source code you can
    either use PackIt on the final build or just use it as a convenient
    way to create the Control and Copyright files that can then
    be extracted from the package zip file and used as part of the
    build process.

    PackIt is provided as a RISC OS Packaging Project package in the main distribution. It can be installed using:

    !PackMan available from https://sites.google.com/site/alansriscosstuff/packman

    The normal RISC OS Packaging project policy manual has not been
    updated with the new fields yet. The latest version can be downloaded
    using !PackMan or viewed at:
    http://www.riscos.info/~abuckley/policy.html


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