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.TP
\fBbuild\fR
Build all targets described in the package script in the current
directory.
Searches for a package with the specified name and builds it in the workspace in
which it is found.
.TP
\fBclean\fR
Remove all build files in the work cache for the package in the current
directory.
.TP
\fBdo\fR
Runs a command in the package script.
.TP
\fBinfo\fR
Probe the package script in the current directory for information.
Remove all generated files from the \fIbuild\fR directory in the target's workspace.
.TP
\fBinstall\fR
Install a package given a local archive or a remote URI or VCS.
.TP
\fBprefer\fR
Specify which version of a binary to use.
Builds the specified target, and all its dependencies, and then installs the
build products into the \fIlib\fR and \fIbin\fR directories of their respective
workspaces.
.TP
\fBtest\fR
Build all targets described in the package script in the current directory
with the test flag.
.TP
\fBuninstall\fR
Remove a package by id or name and optionally version.
.TP
\fBunprefer\fR
Remove links to the versioned binary.
.TP
\fBhelp\fR
show detailed usage of a command
Builds the module called \fItest.rs\fR in the specified workspace, and then runs
the resulting executable in test mode.

.SH "BUILD COMMAND"
.SS "BUILD COMMAND"

The \fBbuild\fR command builds all targets described in the package script in
the current directory.
rustpkg build \fI[pkgname]\fR

.TP
-c, --cfg
Pass a cfg flag to the package script
The \fBbuild\fR command searches for a package with specified package name and
builds it in any workspace(s) where it finds one. Any dependent packages are
also built. The output files produced by the build phase are stored in the
\fIbuild\fR subdirectories of each package. The executables and libraries are
not copied to the 'bin' or 'lib' directories; that is the purpose of the
\fBinstall\fR command.

.SH "DO COMMAND"
.SS "CLEAN COMMAND"

The \fBdo\fR command runs a command in the package script. You can listen to a
command by tagging a function with the attribute `#[pkg_do(cmd)]`.
rustpkg clean \fI[pkgname]\fR

.SH "TEST COMMAND"
deletes the contents of package's build directory.

The test command is an shortcut for the command line:
.SS "INSTALL COMMAND"

$ rustc --test <filename> -o <filestem>test~ && ./<filestem>test~
rustpkg install \fI[url]\fR

builds the libraries and/or executables that are targets for the specified
package name or URL, and then installs them either into package's \fIlib\fR
and \fIbin\fR directories, or into the \fIlib\fR and \fIbin\fR subdirectories
of the first entry in RUST_PATH.

Examples:

$ rustpkg install git://github.com/mozilla/servo.git#1.2
$ rustpkg install rust-glfw

Note the trailing tilde on the output filename, which should ensure the
file does not clash with a user-generated files.
.SS "TEST COMMAND"

.SH "INFO COMMAND"
rustpkg test \fI[pkgname]\fR

Probe the package script in the current directory for information.
The test command is a shortcut for the command line:

Options:
$ rustc --test <filename> -o <filestem>test~ && ./<filestem>test~

Note the suffix on the output filename (the word "test" followed by a tilde),
which should ensure the file does not clash with a user-generated files.

.SH "ENVIRONMENT"

.TP
-j, --json
Output the result as JSON
RUST_PATH
A colon-separated (semicolon-separated) list of paths denoting workspaces
to search for Rust source files. See the section \fBPATHS\fR for full details.

.SH "INSTALL COMMAND"
.SH "PATHS"

rustpkg [options..] install [url] [target]
The \fBrustpkg\fR tool searches for packages in the folders specified by the
\fBRUST_PATH\fR environment variable. Each folder constitutes a
\fIworkspace\fR, which contains one or more modules available to import.

Install a package from a URL by Git or cURL (FTP, HTTP, etc.). If target is
provided, Git will checkout the branch or tag before continuing. If the URL
is a TAR file (with or without compression), extract it before
installing. If a URL isn't provided, the package will be built and installed
from the current directory (which is functionally the same as `rustpkg
build` and installing the result).
In addition to the RUST_PATH settings, the following implicit paths are
\fIalways\fR searched, in the following order:

Examples:
1. Any folders named ".rust" in the current directory, \fIand every parent\fR
of the curent directory, up to the filesystem root;

rustpkg install
rustpkg install git://github.com/mozilla/servo.git
rustpkg install git://github.com/mozilla/servo.git v0.1.2
rustpkg install http://rust-lang.org/servo-0.1.2.tar.gz
2. The system path "/usr/local" on Unix-style systems, or the equivalent on
Windows; and

Options:
3. A folder named ".rust" in the user's home directory (ie. "~/.rust" on Unix-
style systems or the equivalent on Windows).

.SH "PACKAGE STRUCTURE"

A valid workspace must contain each of the following subdirectories:

.TP
\fBsrc/\fR
Contains the Rust source code, with one subdirectory per package. Each
subdirectory contains source files for a given package.
.TP
-c, --cfg
Pass a cfg flag to the package script
\fBlib/\fR
"rustpkg install" installs libraries into a target-specific subdirectory of this directory.
.TP
\fBbin/\fR
"rustpkg install" installs executable binaries into a target-specific subdirectory of this directory.
.TP
\fBbuild/\fR
"rustpkg build" stores temporary build artifacts in a target-specific subdirectory of this directory.

.SH "PREFER COMMAND"
For example, if "foo" is a workspace containing the package "bar", then
"foo/src/bar/main.rs" would be the "main" entry point for building a "bar"
executable.

By default all binaries are given a unique name so that multiple versions
can coexist. The prefer command will symlink the uniquely named binary to
the binary directory under its bare name. If version is not supplied, the
latest version of the package will be preferred.
.SH "PACKAGE IDENTIFIERS"

Example:
A package identifier uniquely identifies a package. A package can be stored in
a workspace on the local file system, or on a remote Web server, in which case
the package ID resembles a URL.

export PATH=$PATH:/home/user/.rustpkg/bin
rustpkg prefer machine@1.2.4
machine -v
==> v1.2.4
rustpkg prefer machine@0.4.6
machine -v
==> v0.4.6
For example, \fIgithub.com/mozilla/rust\fR is a package ID
that would refer to the git repository browsable at \fIhttp://github.com/mozilla/rust\fR.

.SH "TEST COMMAND"
A package ID can also specify a version, like:
\fIgithub.com/mozilla/rust#0.3\fR. In this case, \fBrustpkg\fR will check that
the repository \fIgithub.com/mozilla/rust\fR has a tag named \fI0.3\fR, and
report an error otherwise.

Build all targets described in the package script in the current directory
with the test flag. The test bootstraps will be run afterwards and the output
and exit code will be redirected.
.SH "SPECIAL MODULES"

Options:
\fBrustpkg\fR searches for four different known filenames in the src directory
in order to determine which crates to build:

.TP
-c, --cfg
Pass a cfg flag to the package script

.SH "UNINSTALL COMMAND"
\fBmain.rs\fR
Assumed to be a main entry point for building an executable (install destination is 'bin' directory).
.TP
\fBlib.rs\fR
Assumed to be a library crate (install destination is 'lib' directory).
.TP
\fBtest.rs\fR
Assumed to contain tests declared with the \fI#[test]\fR attribute.
.TP
\fBbench.rs\fR
Assumed to contain benchmarks declared with the \fI#[bench]\fR attribute.

Remove a package by id or name and optionally version. If the package(s)
is/are depended on by another package then they cannot be removed.
.SH "CRATE VERSIONS"

.SH "UNPREFER COMMAND"
\fBrustpkg\fR packages do not need to declare their versions with an attribute
inside one of the source files, because rustpkg infers it from the version
control system. When building a package that is in a git repository,
rustpkg assumes that the most recent tag specifies the current version. When
building a package that is not under version control, or that has no tags,
rustpkg defaults the version to 0.1.

$ rustpkg [options..] unprefer <id|name>[@version]
.SH "DEPENDENCIES"

Remove all symlinks from the store to the binary directory for a package
name and optionally version. If version is not supplied, the latest version
of the package will be unpreferred. See `rustpkg prefer -h` for more
information.
rustpkg infers dependencies from "extern mod" directives. Thus, there should
be no need to pass a "-L" flag to rustpkg to tell it where to find a library.
(In the future, it will also be possible to write an "extern mod" directive
referring to a remote package.)

.SH "EXAMPLES"
.SH "CUSTOM BUILD SCRIPTS"

To clone, build and install a specific version of the Servo engine from
its git repository on Github:
$ rustpkg install git://github.com/mozilla/servo.git v0.1.2
A file called \fIpkg.rs\fR at the root level in a workspace is called a \fIpackage
script\fR. If a package script exists, rustpkg executes it to build the
package rather than inferring crates as described previously.

To download the archive and install Servo from a tarball:
$ rustpkg install http://rust-lang.org/servo-0.1.2.tar.gz
Inside \fIpkg.rs\fR, it's possible to call back into rustpkg to finish up the
build. The \fIrustpkg::api\fR module contains functions to build, install, or
clean libraries and executables in the way rustpkg normally would without
custom build logic.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

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saw approval from cmr
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merging gavinb/rust/7484_manpages = 50600c3 into auto

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gavinb/rust/7484_manpages = 50600c3 merged ok, testing candidate = e95fcfa

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fast-forwarding master to auto = e95fcfa

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