2008-09-29 17:25:56 +00:00
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pkgfs - Build packages from s(cratch|ource)
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It is a simple package system manager that uses Xstow to allow packages
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to be available at a master directory.
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2008-09-29 18:05:13 +00:00
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Multiple versions of a package can be installed, because they can be enabled
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or disabled at the master directory anytime, to e.g allow testing different
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versions of the same package by "stowning" or "unstowning" them.
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HOW TO USE IT
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Once you download it, you should edit the configuration file located at the
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pkgfs directory. By default it uses the pkgfs directory in your $HOME.
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If PKGFS_CONFIG_FILE is not set or specified from the command line with the
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-c flag, it will use the location "/usr/local/etc/pkgfs.conf".
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Once that you read the "pkgfs.conf" file and configured it, you can start
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installing packages by using the command:
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2008-09-29 23:59:51 +00:00
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$ pkgfs.sh -c pkgfs.conf install glib-2.18.1
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Please note that it's assumed that PKGFS_TEMPLATESDIR is properly defined
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and actually contains valid template files.
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While installing your first package, if pkgfs couldn't find the Xstow program
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specified at the configuration file with PKGFS_XSTOW_CMD, the Xstow package
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will be installed and "stowned".
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If the package is properly installed, it will be "stowned" automatically.
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``stowned<65><64> means that this package is available in the master directory,
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on which ``Xstow<6F><77> has created links from DESTDIR/<pkgname>.
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To remove a currently installed (and stowned) package, you can use:
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$ pkgfs.sh -c pkgfs.conf remove glib-2.18.1
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Please note that when you remove it, the package will also be removed
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from PKGFS_DESTDIR and previously "unstowned".
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pkgfs uses some db(1) btree files, to record what packages are currently
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"stowned". Once you install successfully or stown a package, the package
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will be registered in PKGFS_DESTDIR/.pkgfs-registered-pkg.db.
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While "unstowning" a package, it won't be available anymore in the master
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directory and therefore it probably won't work if used from
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PKGFS_DESTDIR/<pkgname>.
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Summary, to stow an already installed package (into PKGFS_DESTDIR/<pkgname>):
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$ pkgfs.sh -c pkgs.conf stow glib-2.18.1
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and to unstow an already installed (stowned) package:
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$ pkgfs.sh -c pkgfs.conf unstow glib-2.18.1
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You can also print some stuff about any template, e.g:
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2008-09-29 23:59:51 +00:00
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$ pkgfs.sh info glib-2.18.1
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2008-09-29 18:05:13 +00:00
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2008-09-29 22:45:25 +00:00
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To list installed (stowned) packages, use this:
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$ pkgfs.sh -c pkgfs.conf list
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That's all for now folks. I hope you find it useful, as I do.
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2008-09-29 18:05:13 +00:00
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2008-09-30 02:02:44 +00:00
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PERFORMANCE
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pkgfs is really fast, trust me. That was one of my reasons to make my own
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pkgsrc/ports alike system.
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If you want benchmarks, here is one; building libX11 (all deps installed)
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with pkgfs:
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217.00s real 103.23s user 29.96s system
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2008-09-30 02:02:44 +00:00
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versus pkgsrc (make install clean):
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229.22s real 112.75s user 54.79s system
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The difference in this package might not be too big as I might think... but
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anyway, 12 seconds faster is not that bad.
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2008-09-29 18:05:13 +00:00
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Juan Romero Pardines <xtraeme@gmail.com>
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