rpmac

README

rpmac

A rpm based package manager for Mac

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Commands

Add repo

rpmac add-repo ${PWD}/{file}.repo

Search for a package

rpmac search {package}

Install a package

rpmac install {package} {anotherPackage=1.0.0}

Uninstall a package

rpmac uninstall {package}

Upgrade a package

rpmac upgrade {package}

Functionality

Repo management

• Download metadata files from remote repos
• Read information from metadata files
• Store package information in local cache

Package management

• Install rpm file by name from cached metadata
• Track installed packages
• Install a specific version of a package
• Install package dependencies
• Reconcile dependency versions and dependency graph
• Process install/uninstall hooks
• Global upgrade

General

• Lock during operations

Functional Commands

• Help
• Add Repo
• Install
• Uninstall
• Search
• Upgrade

Testing

go build

Run test repo

make test-repo

This will set up a test repo on a local webserver. The repo file will be available at http://localhost/test.repo. Once that's added, the local repo should be visible to rpmac

Add repo

./rpmac add-repo ${PWD}/test/repo/test.repo

Search for a package

./rpmac search kpfoo	

Install a package

./rpmac install kpfoo	

Uninstall a package

./rpmac uninstall kpfoo	

Upgrade a package

./rpmac install kpfoo=1.1.0	
./rpmac upgrade kpfoo