The Ape Base Compile System is a set of scriptsthat leverage ESP EPM and MREPO to maintain RedHat based systems that require custom and secludedbinaries. It achieves cross platform reproduciblecompiles applications like Apache HTTPD, MySQL,and PHP, supports a common --prefix parentdirectory to allow different versions of anapplication to be installed, provides an easymethod to switch between application versions,places selected application binaries in a central"bin" directory, supports delivery via Yum andother common installers, and provides a method fornon-compiled "skeleton" files to be included withinstallation and distribution.