diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 59a8dc6..d0bed77 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ https://www.tundraware.com/TechnicalNotes/Divorce-Your-Linux-Admin -# How To Use The Makefile +## How To Use The Makefile This `makefile` handles both the bootstrapping and then the full release of a custom linuxbrew based toolset, installed at any location you wish @@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ to reflect where you want the built tarballs to be exported, where you intend to install the tools, and what set of tools you want installed. +## Release Versioning + +Both the bootstrap and full build process create tarballs *and rename +the tools directory* with a version stamp in the form, `YYYMMDD`. The +idea is to allow multiple verisons of your toolsets to exist under +`${INSTALLDIR}`. You simply create a symlink in that directory named +`${TOOLS}` to point to the version you want. This makes certain +automation use cases with `tsshbatch` or `ansible` somewhat simpler. + ## Building The Bootstrap Image