The Encap package management system is an alternative to the standard Unix approach to installing local software in /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/man etc. Instead software is installed in /usr/local/encap, and running the epkg program creates symbolic links to the /usr/local/ directories. This gives better accountability for the software and more flexibility in upgrading software versions.
Usage
The program is first built via running e.g. in case of automake
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/encap/progname-x.y.z make make installThen, running
mkencap progname-x.y.z cd /usr/local/encap tar -czf progname-x.y.z.tar.gzwill create a package which can be installed (on another machine as well) by running
epkg -i progname-x.y.z.tar.gzNote that epkg is not intended to replace the package management, but rather to handle self-built applications in a more civilized fashion.
References
Encap Package Management System Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA