---
name: "cvs2pack"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdesdk-scripts"
version: "2.2.2-3.2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cvs2pack"
---

# cvs2pack(1)

Creates standalone dist tarballs for apps in KDE CVS.

## NAME

cvs2pack - Creates standalone dist tarballs for apps in KDE CVS.

## SYNOPSIS

cvs2pack \<module dir\> \<packagedir\> \[\<version\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

The following steps are performed:\

- Create a dist package dir and following files are copied:

  - the packagedir

  - All non-dir files in the module dir

  - the *admin* dir

  - *README*, *INSTALL* and *AUTHORS* are copied from package dir to the dist dir toplevel, if they exist.

  - All files in \<module dir\>/\<packagedir\>/*pack* are copied to the dist dir.

  - Makefile.cvs is run.

  - .tar.gz and .tar.bz2 archives are created for the directory.

  ## EXAMPLES

\# cvs2pack ~/baseline/kdeutils karm 1.2

## REQUIRED

Perl 5 is required. bzip2 is required for creation of .tar.bz2 files.

## AUTHORS

Sirtaj Singh Kang \<taj@kde.org\>, Jan 1999.