The MINERVA Archiver minervar collects a set of files specified in an *.msp MINERVA Startup Property file into a single application contained in a *.mca MINERVA Compressed Archive.
For example
minervar myservice myserviceproduces a MINERVA Compressed Archive myservice.mca from the MINERVA Startup Property file myservice.msp.
For example
minervar minerva license myextension myminervaproduces a MINERVA Compressed Archive myminerva.mca from the MINERVA Startup Property files minerva.msp,license.msp and myextension.msp.
An Archive can, but need not contain a self-contained program. The usual mechanisms to load additional program components explicitly or on demand apply also to archives.