eUtil is a utility meta package that provides some core infrastructure for developing software packages. It combines the following packages for ease of use, which can also be used in a standalone manner:
Donwload eUtil from https://svnsrv.desy.de/viewvc/aidasoft/eUtil/.
Online documentation can be found here.
See the aidaExample package for an example of how a new package can be set up with eUtil.