1.5.6 Tools

The Tools location contains tools and executable scripts. Tools are programs which generally have a command-line interface. Most are not meant to be used by the average user.

Important tools which are part of GNUstep and which are often distributed as part of a core GNUstep distribution include:

openapp
defaults
gdomap
gdnc
gpbs

In GNUmakefiles, the Tools location is available via the GNUSTEP_TOOLS variable, which is the location for the domain in which the software will be installed. You can also reference the locations in the various domains directly by using the variables GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_TOOLS, GNUSTEP_NETWORK_TOOLS, GNUSTEP_LOCAL_TOOLS and GNUSTEP_USER_TOOLS.

In gnustep-base, the Tools locations are available by using the GSToolsDirectory directory key for NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains().