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- | < | + | ====== VALET Automates Linux Environment Tasks ====== |
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- | {{ : | + | ====== Introduction ====== |
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- | - [[02_packages|What | + | |
- | - [[03_packagefile|Writing VALET package definition files]] | + | |
- | - [[04_snapshot|How VALET creates environment snapshots]] | + | |
+ | A piece of software called (quite simply) " | ||
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+ | **VALET** -- a recursive acronym for //**V**ALET **A**utomates **L**inux **E**nvironment **T**asks// -- is an alternative that strives to be as simple as possible to configure and to use. | ||
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+ | ===== Typical Changes to the Environment ===== | ||
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+ | There are often only a few kinds of changes that need to be made to the environment for a given software package, be it a library or an application: | ||
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+ | * Directory(s) containing executables must be added to the '' | ||
+ | * Directory(s) containing shared libraries must be added to the '' | ||
+ | * Directory(s) containing man pages must be added to the '' | ||
+ | * The value of arbitrary environment variables must be set or augmented | ||
+ | * In a software development scenario, library and header directories must be added to the '' | ||
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+ | VALET handles these changes but also allows external scripts to be written that handle the more exotic (and less common) chores that may be required. | ||
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