pkg++

pkg++ builds packages native to your distribution by reading recipes or data from various sources.

pkg++ is written in Moonscript.

Executable usage

Usage: pkgxx [-v] [-q] [-a <arch>] [-l] [-w] [-n] [-d]
	   [-c <collection>] [-t] [-f] [-h] [<recipe>]

Packages builder.

Arguments:
   recipe                Path to the recipe of the package to build.

Options:
   -v, --verbose
   -q, --quiet
   -a <arch>, --arch <arch>
   -l, --lint            Print potential defects in the recipe instead of building.
   -w, --watch           Only checks whether the packages and recipes are up to date.
   -n, --no-deps         Do not build dependencies.
   -d, --deps            Check and install dependencies before building
   -c <collection>, --collection <collection>
   -t, --targets
   -f, --force           Force rebuild and repository inclusion.
   -h, --help            Show this help message and exit.

Library usage

pkg++ is designed to be usable as a Moonscript library upon which packaging tools can be built.

Examples of uses for such a library include:

• automated imports from other repositories (language-level package management, other distributions, …);
• scripted builds (automated testing, automated deployment, …);
• integration within other tools, possibly packaging tools.

API documentation can be generated with LDoc (ldoc -X .). That documentation is however likely incomplete.

pkgxx = require "pkgxx"

pwd = do
	p = io.popen "pwd"
	s = p\read "*line"
	p\close!
	s

context = with pkgxx.newContext!
	-- Load pkg++’ default modules.
	-- Custom modules can be loaded or created with \loadModule {}.
	\loadModules!

	-- Some package formats want to know who built them.
	.builder = "Example <example@example>"

	.packageManager = "pacman"
	.distribution = "Arch"

	-- Where to store sources, packages and temporary files.
	.buildingDirectory = "#{pwd}/tmp"
	.packagesDirectory = pwd
	.sourcesDirectory =  pwd

recipe = with context\openRecipe "package.spec"
	\download!
	\build!
	\package!

context\close!

package.spec example

package.spec is the WIP recipe format for pkg++.

Work will be invested to support multiple recipe formats in the future.

name:     hello
version:  2.10
source:   https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hello/hello-%{version}.tar.gz

packager: Luka Vandervelden <lukc@upyum.com>
url:      https://www.gnu.org/software/hello/

dependencies:
- gettext
- ncurses

@configure
	cd hello-%{version}
	./configure

@build
	cd hello-%{version}
	make

@install
	cd hello-%{version}
	make DESTDIR="%{pkg}" install

# Optionnal section to watch for upstream updates!
@watch
	url: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/hello/
	lasttar: hello-

Dependencies

• Moonscript

• lua-toml

• lua-argparse

• luafilesystem

• build.zsh

• lua-split

• wget (any implementation that supports -O will work at the moment)

• pandoc is required to build the manpages of the project.