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| esm |
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Esm is a bootscript manager for Linux. It interfaces with SysVinit-style bootscripts.

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| Installation |
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Esm requires the following libraries to compile:

	* libconfig

Libconfig is provided as a submodule of esm's source tree.
Clone and enter the repository:

	$ git clone https://git.everestlinux.org/EverestLinux/esm
	$ cd esm

If you wish to compile the provided libconfig, follow the steps below:

	Update the submodule:
		$ git submodule update --init --recursive

	Change directory into libconfig:
		$ cd src/libconfig

	Generate the necessary build files:
		$ autoreconf

	Run the configure script and compile the library:
		$ ./configure && make
	
	(OPTIONAL) Run the test suite:
		$ make check

	Install the library:
		# make install

Otherwise, compile the esm binary:

	$ make

Install esm:

	# make install

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| COPYRIGHT |
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Esm uses the following third-party libraries:
* Libcobnfig - Licensed under the LGPL v2.1.
	The source code for libconfig is available at: <https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig>
	The full text for the LGPL v2.1 is available at: <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt>

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