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| Swbis |
| Component programs | sw,swpackage,swpackage,swverify,swcopy,swinstall,swign,rpm2swbis,lxpsf + |
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| Computer languages | C,C++ + |
| Documentation note | User manpages included and available in HTML format from http://www.gnu.org/software/swbis/manual.html |
| Full description | 'swbis' aims to implement the POSIX packag … 'swbis' aims to implement the POSIX packaging standard with useful extensions. Working utilities include swpackage, swverify, swcopy, swlist, and swinstall. Package security is provided by embedded control files containing md5, sha1, and sha512 digests, and GPG signatures. swbis is back-compatible with free software source tarballs because package meta-data is contained in-band in the prescribed directory. Since swbis supports nil control directory names, the package layout need not change except for the addition of this directory. The swbis utilities are network transparent by direct use of SSH, and do not have to be installed on the target hosts. swbis run-time packages can be delivered, by swinstall, to any GNU, BSD, or Unix-like host with no new provisioning requirements for the remote host. Since run-time packages are POSIX tar archives, they may be unpacked using the system tar utility. The spec is available at http://www.opengroup.org/publications/catalog/c701.htm.engroup.org/publications/catalog/c701.htm. |
| GNU package identifier | swbis + |
| Homepage URL | http://www.gnu.org/software/swbis/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | tar + , verification + , swinstall + , POSIX + , packaging + , swbis + , sw + , swpackage + , swverify + , swcopy + , swign + , rpm2swbis + , lxpsf + , gpg. key signing + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 17 September 2010 + |
| License | GPLv3orlater + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 30 March 2010 + |
| Name | swbis + |
| Real name | Jim Lowe + |
| Resource URL | mailto:bug-swbis@gnu.org + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 16,049 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 October 2012 13:39:09 + |
| Revisionuser | User:Sudoman + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Extensions to the POSIX packaging standard + |
| Software-development | program-build-automation + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | software-development + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| VCS checkout command | cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources + |
| Version date | 27 March 2010 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/swbis/swbis-1.5.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 1.5 + |
| Version status | stable + |
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 5 March 2013 21:55:37 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Swbis + , Swbis + , Swbis + , Swbis + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | jhlowe@acm.org + |
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