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Add README file and manpage
author | Guido Berhoerster <guido+pwm@berhoerster.name> |
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date | Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:11:58 +0100 |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/README Fri Feb 03 16:11:58 2017 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +pwm +=== + +Description +----------- + +The pwm utility is a password manager which stores passwords and associated +metadata in an encrypted database protected by a master password. It has a +text-based user interface and can be used both interactively and +non-interactively. The database uses the PasswordSafe database format +version 3 and is thus compatible with other password managers using this +format. + +Build Instructions +------------------ + +pwm requires a POSIX:2004 compatible operating system, it has been tested to +work on Linux distributions, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and +Illumos-derived distributions. The following tools and shared libraries are +required to build pwm: + +- GNU make >= 3.81 +- GNU or BSD install +- libtecla >= 1.6.0 +- libpws >= 1.0.0 + +Rebuilding the man pages additionally requires the xsltproc tool from libxml2. + +Before building pwm check the commented macros in the Makefile for any +macros you may need to override depending on the used toolchain and operating +system. + +By default, all files will be installed under the "/usr/local" directory, a +different installation path prefix can be set via the `prefix` macro. In +addition, a second path prefix can be specified via the `DESTDIR` macro which +will be prepended to any path, incuding the `prefix` macro path prefix. In +contrast to `prefix`, the path specified via the `DESTDIR` macro will only be +prepended to paths during installation and not be used for constructing +internal paths. + +The following instructions assume that `make` is GNU make, on some platforms +it may be installed under a different name or a non-default path. In order to +start the build process run `make all`. After a successful build, run `make +install` to install the program, any associated data files and the +documentation. + +Previously built binaries, object files, generated data files and +documentation can be removed by running `make clean`, any additional, +generated files which are not removed by the `clean` target can be removed by +running `make clobber`. + +Contact +------- + +Please send any feedback, translations or bug reports via email to +<guido+pwm@berhoerster.name>. + +Bug Reports +----------- + +When sending bug reports, please always mention the exact version of pwm +with which the issue occurs as well as the version of the operating system you +are using and make sure that you provide sufficient information to reproduce +the issue and include any input, output, any error messages. + +In case of build issues, please also specify the implementations and versions +of the tools and shared libraries used to build the program, in particular the +compiler. + +In case of crashes, please generate a stack trace with a suitable debugger +such as gdb, lldb, dbx, or debug after a crash has occurred either by +examining the resulting core file or by running the program from the debugger +and attach it to the bug report. In order to generate a meaningful stack +trace the program as well as any dynamically linked libraries need to be built +with debugging information, see the documentation of the used compiler for the +required compiler flags. If any of the dynamically linked shared libraries do +not contain debugging information, please either install debugging information +for these libraries using mechanisms provided by your operating system or +rebuild the libraries accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of the +debugger for detailed instructions on generating backtraces. + +License +------- + +Except otherwise noted, all files are Copyright (C) 2017 Guido Berhoerster and +distributed under the following license terms: + +Copyright (C) 2017 Guido Berhoerster <guido+pwm@berhoerster.name> + +Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining +a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the +"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including +without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, +distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to +permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to +the following conditions: + +The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included +in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. + +THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, +EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF +MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. +IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY +CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, +TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE +SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.