cpack
Prolog files
cpack.pl -- The ClioPatria package manager | ||
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| cpack_add_dir/2 | Install package located in directory PackageDir. | |
| cpack_configure/1 | Just configure a package. | |
| cpack_create/3 | Create a new package. | |
| cpack_install/1 | Install package by name or URL. | |
| cpack_property/2 | True when Property is a property of the CPACK Name. | |
| cpack_register/3 | Attach a CPACK to the search paths. | |
| cpack_remove/1 | Remove CPACK Pack. | |
| cpack_remove/2 | Remove CPACK Pack. | |
| cpack_upgrade/0 | Upgrade all packages to the server versions. | |
| cpack_upgrade/1 | Upgrade Package. | |
| current_cpack/1 | True when Name is the name of a registered package. | |
| git_module_hook/3 | Make packages available for the version management implemented by library(version). | |
Package management TODO list
Installation
- Load files
- Install config components
Dependency tracking
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Examine package status
- Run git fetch only
- Find labels between status and HEAD
- If named VX.Y.Z, say there is a new version
- Find log messages between status and HEAD
- Scan for FIXED, etc.
- Compare library .pack with package one
Trust management
The CPAN model
CPAN introduces some level of trust using the following steps below. We assume that this level of trust is sufficient for us too. GIT gives us a few free extras.
- To be able to upload a package, you must register as a user with PAUSE, the [Perl programming] Authors Upload Server.
- Files are uploaded (typically) as package-<version>.tgz
- Files cannot be overwritten
The CPACK model
We rely on GIT repositories. This allows for distribution and we can express our trust in several ways as listed below. Note that these trust-levels go from low to high.
- Trust a server
- Trust a repository
- Trust a signed commit
- Trust a hash
We need a reliable URL for a submitter. I.e., OpenID. Using OpenID, we could establish a `network of trust' using e.g., FOAF? An OpenID user can submit:
- Submit a git repository holding a pack. This downloads the metadata and adds this to the server.
- Update their git repository. This fetches a new copy of the metadata.
- Show trust
- in another user
- in a server
- in a repository
- in a hash
- Discover packages from a name
- Find packages
- Find trust for a package
Additional services:
- Provide source, so others can setup such as server.
- Provide copying between servers.
- Optionally clone the repo.
- Form to create meta-data
- Create directory hierarchy
- Find/reserve a PACK name
GIT Tricks
Find tags on a branch (ordered):
- git log --oneline --decorate (-z) <branch>
Get a single file from a remote repo
git archive --remote=url://to.git.repo branch path/to/dir | tar -x file