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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5121644 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +# mbpk + +**M**inimal **B**inary **P**ackage **K**it + +## What is mbpk? + +`mbpk` is a dead-simple binary package manager, primarily developed for [Yerba Linux](https://git.arslaancodes.com/yerbalinux.git/about). + +Core functions are handled in libmbpk, whereas the commands themselves are simply wrappers around the library. + +## Package Format + +A package is a `.tar.zst` archive with the file extension `.mpk`. + +### Structure + +``` +pkgname-1.2.3.mpk +-> pkg.yml # Metadata +-> _install.tar.zst # This will be extracted to / +-> post-install # Optional, runs after install +-> pre-remove # Optional, runs before remove +``` + +#### pkg.yml + +```yaml +name: pkgname +version: 1.2.3 +desc: testing testing 123, i like chicken nuggets, not 3 +deps: + - dep1 + - dep2 + - dep3 +maintainer: French Hacker <[email protected]> +license: WTFPL +``` + +#### Scripts + +- `post-install`: Runs after `_install.tar.zst` is extracted +- `pre-remove`: Runs before files are removed + +If they don't exist, mbpk simply ignores them. +If they do exist, they are executed at their respective times. +Failure to execute these scripts will be ignored and the package manager will continue, warning the user. + +## Repositories + +Repository configuration is stored in `/etc/mbpk-repos.ini`. + +Configuration format is as follows: +```ini +# Example repository configuration for mbpk +# Format: name = url + +core = https://repo.yerba.arslaancodes.com/core +extra = https://repo.yerba.arslaancodes.com/extra +``` + +### Structure + +Repository structure is as follows: + +``` +core/ # Example repository name +-> repo.yml # Repository metadata +-> pkg/ + -> pkg/pkgname.yml # Package metadata + -> pkg/pkgname2.yml # More package metadata +-> files/ + -> pkgname-1.2.3.mpk # Example package file +``` + +#### repo.yml + +```yaml +name: core +desc: Core repo for Yerba Linux +``` + +#### pkg/pkgname.yml + +```yaml +name: pkgname +version: 1.2.3 +desc: testing testing 123, i like chicken nuggets, not 3 +url: https://repo.yerba.arslaancodes.com/core/files/pkgname-1.2.3.mpk +deps: + - dep1 + - dep2 + - dep3 +maintainer: French Hacker <[email protected]> +license: WTFPL +``` + +## Database & Package Installation/Removal + +The database is dead-simple. + +Upon installing a package, the .mpk file will first be extracted to `/var/lib/mbpk/<package-name>`. From there, the package manager will continue to extract `_install.tar.zst` to `/`. + +This installation flow ensures that the package database is automatically handled, because `/var/lib/mbpk` itself acts as a database of all packages. + +Removal of a package is simple: +- Read package metadata from the database +- Check for `pre-remove`, and run if it exists +- Use libarchive to list all files in `_install.tar.zst` and remove them respectively + +## Usage + +`mbpk` is not one standalone command-line tool, it is actually a combination of many binaries wrapping the `libmbpk` library. + +- `mbpk-install <pkgname>`: installs a package from a repository +- `mbpk-install-local <pkgname>`: installs a local package file +- `mbpk-remove <pkgname>`: removes a package +- `mbpk-list`: lists all installed packages +- `mbpk-update`: updates package repositories +- `mbpk-upgrade <pkgname>`: upgrades the specified package +- `mbpk-search <term>`: searches repositories for a specified term +- `mbpk-info <pkgname>`: shows metadata of a requested installed package |