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+#+TITLE: Carbs Packaging Tools
+#+SUBTITLE: User Manual
+#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan
+#+EMAIL: cem@ckyln.com
+#+TEXINFO_FILENAME: cpt.info
+#+TEXINFO_DIR_CATEGORY: Development
+#+TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE: Carbs Packaging Tools: (cpt)
+#+TEXINFO_DIR_DESC: Carbs Package Management Library
+#+DATE: {{{modification-time(%B %d\, %Y, 1)}}}
+
+This is a reference document containing both the user-guide and the development
+manual for *Carbs Packaging Tools*. For development logs see [[https://git.carbslinux.org/cpt][the git repository]].
+
+* Table of Contents :TOC:noexport:
+- [[#copying][Copying]]
+- [[#preface][Preface]]
+- [[#usage][Usage]]
+ - [[#cpt-alternatives][cpt-alternatives]]
+ - [[#cpt-build][cpt-build]]
+ - [[#cpt-checksum][cpt-checksum]]
+ - [[#cpt-download][cpt-download]]
+ - [[#cpt-install][cpt-install]]
+ - [[#cpt-list][cpt-list]]
+ - [[#cpt-remove][cpt-remove]]
+ - [[#cpt-search][cpt-search]]
+ - [[#cpt-update][cpt-update]]
+ - [[#global-flags][Global Flags]]
+- [[#environment-variables][Environment Variables]]
+ - [[#cpt_path][=CPT_PATH=]]
+ - [[#cpt_compress][=CPT_COMPRESS=]]
+ - [[#cpt_force][=CPT_FORCE=]]
+ - [[#cpt_pid][=CPT_PID=]]
+- [[#hooks][Hooks]]
+ - [[#editing-the-build-file-during-pre-build][Editing the =build= file during pre-build]]
+- [[#packaging-system][Packaging System]]
+ - [[#build][=build=]]
+ - [[#sources][=sources=]]
+ - [[#checksums][=checksums=]]
+ - [[#version][=version=]]
+ - [[#depends][=depends=]]
+ - [[#post-install][=post-install=]]
+ - [[#message][=message=]]
+ - [[#test][=test=]]
+- [[#rsync-repositories][Rsync Repositories]]
+ - [[#setting-up-an-rsync-repository][Setting up an Rsync repository]]
+- [[#cpt-library][CPT Library]]
+ - [[#calling-the-library][Calling the library]]
+ - [[#option-parsing][Option parsing]]
+ - [[#message-functions][Message functions]]
+ - [[#text-functions][Text functions]]
+ - [[#system-functions][System Functions]]
+
+* Copying
+:PROPERTIES:
+:COPYING: t
+:END:
+
+Copyright \copy 2020 Cem Keylan
+
+#+begin_quote
+Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the
+terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version
+published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no
+Front-Cover Texts and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in
+the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License."
+#+end_quote
+
+* Preface
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Introduction to Carbs Packaging Tools
+:END:
+
+Carbs Linux uses its own package management toolchain named =cpt= which was
+initially forked from the [[https://github.com/kisslinux/kiss][kiss]] package manager. Unlike =kiss=, however, its main
+goal is being easily extendable. Instead of being a single file package manager,
+it revolves around the shell library =cpt-lib=, and many tools that wrap around
+it. This document aims to document both the usage of the distributed tools and
+document the library functions.
+
+* Usage
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Basic usage of Carbs Packaging Tools
+:END:
+
+=cpt= is formed of many tools combined in a single environment, similar to
+=git=. When you run =cpt= without any arguments, it will show all available
+tools and their explanations. Here is an example call with extra scripts on my
+system:
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ -> Carbs Packaging Tool
+ -> add Commit the current directory as a new package
+ -> alternatives List and swap to alternatives
+ -> build Build a package
+ -> bump Commit the current directory as a version bump
+ -> cargo-urlgen Create static cargo sources for Rust packages
+ -> cargolock-urlgen Convert the given Cargo.lock file to sources
+ -> cat Concatanate package files in the installed package database
+ -> changelog Print the git log of the specific package
+ -> chbuild Create/destroy temporary chroots
+ -> checkmissing Verify package manifests
+ -> checksum Generate checksums
+ -> chroot Enter a chroot
+ -> commit Commit a package without the prefix of 'package:'
+ -> depends Display a package's dependencies
+ -> download Download sources for the given package
+ -> exec Execute a command inside the alternatives system
+ -> export Turn an installed package into a CPT tarball
+ -> fork Fork a package to the current directory
+ -> getchoice Prints the full path to a file in the alternatives system.
+ -> install Install a package
+ -> link Link a forked package's files to the other repository
+ -> list List installed packages
+ -> maintainer Find the maintainer of a package
+ -> manifest Display all files owned by a package
+ -> manifest-tree Display all files owned by a package with a tree view
+ -> new Create a boilerplate CPT package
+ -> orphans List orphaned packages
+ -> owns Check which package owns a file
+ -> rel Bump the release number of a package
+ -> remove Remove a package
+ -> repodepends Display a package's dependencies in the repository
+ -> reporevdepends Display packages on the repository which depend on package
+ -> reset Remove all packages except for the base
+ -> revdepends Display packages which depend on package
+ -> search Search for a package
+ -> size Show the size on disk for a package
+ -> source Extract sources of a given package to the current directory
+ -> update Check for updates
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+** cpt-alternatives
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: List and swap to alternatives
+:END:
+
+You can list and swap to alternatives using =cpt-alternatives=, or
+=cpt a= for short. When run without alternatives, it will list
+alternatives. It can read from standard input if =-= is given as an
+argument.
+
+*Examples*
+
+1. List alternatives.
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ $ cpt-alternatives
+ ncurses /usr/bin/clear
+ ncurses /usr/bin/reset
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+2. Swap to =clear= from =ncurses=.
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ $ cpt-alternatives ncurses /usr/bin/clear
+ -> Swapping '/usr/bin/clear' from 'busybox' to 'ncurses'
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+3. Swap in bulk (all of =sbase=).
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ $ cpt a | grep ^sbase | cpt a -
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+** cpt-build
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Build a package
+:END:
+
+=cpt-build= will build given packages and their dependencies. If multiple
+packages are specified, it will ask to install the packages as well.
+
+| Flags | Explanation |
+|----------------+--------------|
+| =-t=, =--test= | Run tests |
+
+** cpt-checksum
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Generate checksums
+:END:
+
+=cpt-checksum= will generate a =checksums= file from the package's sources.
+
+** cpt-download
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Download sources for the given package
+:END:
+
+=cpt-download= will download the sources of a package.
+
+** cpt-install
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Install a package
+:END:
+
+=cpt-install= will install given packages.
+
+** cpt-list
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: List installed packages
+:END:
+
+When called without arguments, =cpt-list= will print all installed
+packages. You can add package names as arguments to check whether they are
+installed or not. In success, =cpt-list= will exit with status 0 if all
+given packages are installed, it will return 1 if any of the given packages
+aren't installed.
+
+| Flags | Explanation |
+|-------------------+----------------------------------------|
+| =-c=, =--current= | Use the current directory as a package |
+
+** cpt-remove
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Remove a package
+:END:
+
+=cpt-remove= will remove given packages.
+
+** cpt-search
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Search for a package
+:END:
+
+=cpt-search= will search for packages, it accepts regular expressions as well.
+
+| Flags | Explanation |
+|------------------+-------------------------------------------|
+| =-s=, =--single= | Only show the first instance of a package |
+
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ $ cpt-search 'alsa-*'
+ /var/db/cpt/repo/extra/alsa-lib
+ /var/db/cpt/repo/extra/alsa-utils
+ /var/db/cpt/installed/alsa-lib
+ /var/db/cpt/installed/alsa-utils
+
+ $ cpt-search emacs
+ /home/cem/repos/main/community/emacs
+ /home/cem/repos/kiss-community/community/emacs
+ /var/db/cpt/installed/emacs
+
+ $ cpt-search --single emacs
+ /home/cem/repos/main/community/emacs
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+** cpt-update
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Check for updates
+:END:
+
+=cpt-update= will update the packages on your system. It fetches remote
+repositories, and builds, and installs packages that have versions different
+from the ones installed on the system. It doesn't check if the version string
+is actually higher, it only checks whether they differ.
+
+| Flags | Explanation |
+|----------------------+--------------------------------------|
+| =-d=, =--download= | Only download updatable packages |
+| =-n=, =--no-fetch= | Do not update remote repositories |
+| =-o=, =--only-fetch= | Only fetch the repositories and exit |
+
+** Global Flags
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Flags that work globally on some cpt utilities
+:END:
+
+| Flags | Explanation |
+|---------------------+----------------------------------|
+| =-f=, =--force= | Force operation, [[=CPT_FORCE=][See =CPT_FORCE=]] |
+| =-y=, =--no-prompt= | Do not prompt for confirmation |
+| =-root CPT_ROOT= | Use an alternate root directory |
+| =-h=, =--help= | Show this help message |
+| =-v=, =--version= | Print version information |
+
+* Environment Variables
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Change the behaviour of cpt through environment configuration
+:END:
+
+Since there is no configuration file for cpt, the package manager is configured
+through environment variables. These can be set per operation, or be set to your
+shell configuration or =~/.profile=. Here are the environment variables that
+alter the behaviour of =cpt=:
+
+| ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE | Effects |
+|----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| =CPT_PATH= | Set the locations of your repositories. It is similar to the =PATH= variable. |
+| =XDG_CACHE_HOME= | Unless this is set, the =~/.cache= directory will be used instead. |
+| =CPT_CACHE= | The cache directory for =cpt=. Default: =$XDG_CACHE_HOME/cpt= |
+| =CPT_CHOICE= | If this is set to 0, a package installation will be aborted on conflicts. |
+| =CPT_COMPRESS= | Program used to compress package tarballs. |
+| =CPT_DEBUG= | If set to 1, temporary directories will not be removed after the operation. |
+| =CPT_FETCH= | If set to 0, =cpt-update= will not fetch repositories. |
+| =CPT_FORCE= | Force operation. |
+| =CPT_HOOK= | Location for the hook file. |
+| =CPT_KEEPLOG= | If set to 1, cpt will keep logs regardless of operation success. |
+| =CPT_PID= | Set the temporary build directory name. |
+| =CPT_PROMPT= | If set to 0, =cpt= will not prompt you for anything. |
+| =CPT_ROOT= | If this variable is set, =cpt= will assume this as the system root. |
+| =CPT_TEST= | If set to 1, =cpt-build= will run tests whenever available. |
+| =CPT_TMPDIR= | The directory to create the temporary directories. |
+
+** =CPT_PATH=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Set the locations of your repositories
+:END:
+
+Similar to the =PATH= variable, =cpt= find repositories from the =CPT_PATH=
+variable. Here is an example:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ CPT_PATH=$HOME/repos/repo1:$HOME/repos/repo2:$HOME/repos/repo3
+#+end_src
+
+This is a simplistic and a structured example for repository locations, but it
+doesn't necessarily need to be as tidy as the example above. Here is an example
+for something a little more complex.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ CPT_PATH=$HOME/repos/overrides:/var/db/cpt/repo/core:/var/db/cpt/repo/extra:$HOME/repos/personal
+#+end_src
+
+This example brings us to the next section of this document.
+
+*** Repository preferences
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Prioritise package repositories
+:END:
+
+When you are using multiple repositories from multiple vendors, you will find
+out that some repositories have the same packages. =cpt= doesn't care about
+conflicting packages. If you want to build a package that exists on multiple
+repositories, =cpt= will build the first matching package. This means that if
+=grep= package (for the sake of an example) exists on both
+=$HOME/repos/personal= and =$HOME/repos/carbs/extra=, and you want
+to install from your personal repository, you must set =CPT_PATH= so that your
+personal repository is listed before the =extra= repository.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ CPT_PATH=$HOME/repos/personal:$HOME/repos/carbs/extra
+#+end_src
+
+*** Setting the =CPT_PATH=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Set the value of CPT_PATH on your shell configuration
+:END:
+
+You can set the =CPT_PATH= variable on your shell configuration or your
+=.profile= file in a way that is easy to read.
+
+The below example sets =CPT_PATH= in a way that is easy to understand which
+repository comes first:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ CPT_PATH=$HOME/repos/overrides
+ CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/carbs/core
+ CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/carbs/extra
+ CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/carbs/xorg
+ CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$HOME/repos/personal
+ export CPT_PATH
+#+end_src
+
+** =CPT_COMPRESS=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Compression tool to use in cpt
+:END:
+
+When setting the =CPT_COMPRESS= value, you should set the name of the default
+suffixes for the program. Available values are:
+
+- =gz=
+- =zst=
+- =bz2=
+- =xz=
+
+Defaults to =gz=.
+
+** =CPT_FORCE=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Force operations on cpt
+:END:
+
+If this is set to 1, some of the =cpt= tools will continue regardless of
+errors or skip certain checks. Here are some examples:
+
+- =cpt-install= will install a package without verifying its manifest.
+- =cpt-install= will install a package even when there are missing dependencies.
+- =cpt-remove= will remove packages even when there are other packages that
+ depend on the current package.
+
+Defaults to 0.
+
+** =CPT_PID=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Set reproducible temporary directories
+:END:
+
+If this variable is set, the temporary files will be created with this variable
+as the suffix, instead of the PID of the =cpt= process. The advantage is that
+you can know exactly where the build directory is located, while the
+disadvantage is that there will be issues with multiple operations at the same
+time. So the best way to use this variable is during one-time =cpt= calls.
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ CPT_PID=mesa cpt b mesa
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+By running the above, you will know that the created build directories will end
+with the =*-mesa= suffix.
+
+* Hooks
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Use hooks to customize the package manager operations
+:END:
+
+Hooks can be used in order to change the runtime behaviour of the package manager.
+There are a variety of package hooks, mostly self explanatory:
+
+- pre-build
+- post-build
+- build-fail
+- pre-test
+- test-fail
+- pre-install
+- post-install
+- pre-remove
+- post-remove
+- pre-fetch
+- post-fetch
+- post-package
+
+In order to use hooks, you will need to set the =CPT_HOOK= variable pointing to
+your hook file. Your hook file *MUST* be a POSIX shell script as its contents
+are sourced by the package manager.
+
+The hook is given 3 variables when it is executed. Those are:
+
+| Variable | Explanation |
+|----------+--------------------------------------------------------------|
+| =$TYPE= | The type of the hook, (=pre-build=, =post-build=, etc.) |
+| =$PKG= | The package that =cpt= is currently working on. Can be null. |
+| =$DEST= | The destination of the operation. Can be null. |
+
+** Editing the =build= file during pre-build
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Modify a package build with your hooks
+:END:
+
+You can edit the =build= file during pre-build. The file is copied from the
+repository to the build directory named as =.build.cpt=. You can use =sed= or
+any other tool to edit the build file. After the build is complete, a =diff=
+file will be placed to the package database named as =build.diff=. Here is an
+example =build= file manipulation during the pre-build hook.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+ cat <<EOF> .build.cpt
+ #!/bin/sh -e
+
+ for patch in bash50-0??; do
+ patch -p0 < "\$patch"
+ done
+
+ export LDFLAGS=-static
+
+ ./configure \
+ --prefix=/usr \
+ --without-bash-malloc \
+ --disable-nls
+
+ export MAKEFLAGS="TERMCAP_LIB=/usr/lib/libncursesw.a $MAKEFLAGS"
+
+ make
+ make DESTDIR="\$1" install
+
+ ln -s bash "\$1/usr/bin/sh"
+ EOF
+#+END_SRC
+
+* Packaging System
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: More detail on creating packages
+:END:
+
+A package is formed of several files, these are:
+
+- [[=build=]]
+- [[=sources=]]
+- [[=checksums=]]
+- [[=version=]]
+- [[=depends=]]
+- [[=post-install=]]
+- [[=message=]]
+- [[=test=]]
+
+Any other file can be added to the package directory at the discretion of the
+package maintainer. Everything in the package directory will also be added to the
+package database that is located on =/var/db/cpt/installed=. These can be
+patches, configuration files, etc.
+
+** =build=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: The build script
+:END:
+
+Typically =build= files are shell scripts that run commands to prepare the source
+code to be installed on the target system. Even though we will be assuming that
+the =build= file is a POSIX shell script (for portability's sake), =build=
+files can be any executable program from binary programs to =perl= scripts.
+
+The contents of a build script do not need to follow a certain rule for the
+package manager, except for the fact that the user needs the permission to
+execute the file.
+
+An important advice is to append an '-e' to the shebang (#!/bin/sh -e) so that
+the build script exits on compilation error.
+
+Build is run with three arguments (=$#=)
+
+- Location of the package directory (DESTDIR)
+- Package version
+- System architecture
+
+** =sources=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: The file containing package sources
+:END:
+
+=sources= file is a list of files and sources that will be put to the build
+directory during the build process. Those can be remote sources (such as tarballs),
+git repositories, and files that reside on the package directory.
+
+The syntax is pretty simple for the =soures= file; =src dest=. The =dest=
+parameter is optional. It is the directory that the source will be placed in.
+Here is the =sources= file for the =gst-plugins= package:
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-good/gst-plugins-good-1.16.2.tar.xz good
+ https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-bad/gst-plugins-bad-1.16.2.tar.xz bad
+ https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-ugly/gst-plugins-ugly-1.16.2.tar.xz ugly
+ https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-libav/gst-libav-1.16.2.tar.xz libav
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+This file is read from the package manager as space seperated. Files that begin
+with a =#= comment are ignored. The first value points to the location of the
+source.
+
+If it starts with a protcol url, (such as ftp:// http:// https://) it will be
+downloaded with =curl=.
+
+If the source is a git repository, it shall be prefixed with a =git+= git(1) will
+be used to do a shallow clone of the repository. If the commit is suffixed by a
+history pointer, git will checkout the relevant revision. So,
+
+- =git+git://example.com/pub/repo@v1.2.3= :: will checkout the tag named "v1.2.3"
+- =git+git://example.com/pub/repo#development= :: will checkout the branch named "development"
+- =git+git://example.com/pub/repo#1a314s87= :: will checkout the commit named "1a314s87"
+
+Other files are assumed to be residing in the package directory. They should be
+added with their paths relative to the package directory.
+
+** =checksums=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: The file containing sha256sum of the sources
+:END:
+
+checksums file is generated by the =cpt c pkg= command. It is generated
+according to the order of the sources file. That's why you shouldn't be editing
+it manually. The checksums file is created with the digests of the files using
+the sha256 algorithm.
+
+** =version=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: The file containing the version and the release numbers of a package
+:END:
+
+The version file includes the version of the software and the release number of
+of the package on a space seperated format. The contents of the file should look
+like below.
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ 1.3.2 1
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+** =depends=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: The file containing the dependencies of a package
+:END:
+
+This is a list of dependencies that must be installed before a package build. You
+can append "make" after a dependency to mark a package is only required during
+the build process of a package. Packages marked as a make dependency can be
+removed after the build. There are also "test" dependencies. These dependencies
+are only installed if either the =CPT_TEST= is set to 1, or the build is run
+with the =-t= or =--test= options. So, a package package could have
+the following =depends= file:
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ linux-headers make
+ python test
+ zlib
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+** =post-install=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: The post-installation script
+:END:
+
+=post-install= files have the same requirements as the build script. They
+will be run after the package is installed as root (or as the user if the user
+has write permissions on =CPT_ROOT=).
+
+** =message=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: The post-installation message to be displayed
+:END:
+
+This plaintext file will be outputted with =cat= after every package is
+installed.
+
+** =test=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: The test script for a package
+:END:
+
+Test files are mainly for the repository maintainer to test the packages, and
+will only run if the user has the =CPT_TEST= variable set, or the build is
+run with the =-t= or =--test= options. This script is run on the
+build directory. It is run right after the build script is finished.
+
+* Rsync Repositories
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Information on using or creating rsync repositories
+:END:
+
+Rsync repositories are simple to serve and simple to use. In the repository
+directory, there needs to be a =.rsync= file that points to the remote of the
+repository. This is used in order to fetch changes from the upstream. =.rsync=
+file looks like this for the core repository:
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ rsync://carbslinux.org/repo/core
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+Rsync repositories have some few distinctions when it comes to fetching them.
+They can be either synced individually or as a "root". There are 2 important
+files, those are =.rsync= and =.rsync_root=. Here is the Carbs Linux
+rsync repository structure.
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ /
+ -----------------
+ | |
+ .rsync core/
+ ----------------
+ | |
+ .rsync .rsync_root
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+Unlike git repositories, they don't have a defined "root" directory. This is
+both an advantage and a disadvantage. This way, we can sync individual
+repositories, but that also means we need extra files to define root directories
+and repository locations. Here is the content for each of these files:
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ /.rsync: rsync://carbslinux.org/repo
+ /core/.rsync: rsync://carbslinux.org/repo/core
+ /core/.rsync_root: ..
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+The =.rsync_root= file on the core repository points to the upper directory.
+If a =.rsync= file exists on the upper directory, this means that is the whole
+repository and will sync the entire repository instead of each individual repository.
+
+If the upper directory doesn't have this =.rsync= file, this means that this
+is an individual repository, and the package manager will fetch accordingly.
+
+** Setting up an Rsync repository
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Set up a repository for distribution
+:END:
+
+Carbs Linux repositories automatically sync from the git repostitories and serve
+it through the rsync daemon. Here is a sample shell script that I use in order to
+sync repositories. Feel free to customize for your own use.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+ #!/bin/sh
+ HOSTNAME="rsync://carbslinux.org/repo"
+ GITDIR="/pub/git/repo"
+ SHAREDIR="/pub/share/repo"
+ git -C "$GITDIR" pull
+
+ rsync -avcC --delete --include=core --exclude=.rsync,.rsync_root "$GITDIR/." "$SHAREDIR"
+
+ printf '%s\n' "$HOSTNAME" > "$GITDIR/.rsync"
+ for dir in "$GITDIR/"*; do
+ [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
+ [ -f "$dir/.rsync" ] ||
+ printf '%s/%s\n' "$HOSTNAME" "${dir##*/}" > "$dir/.rsync"
+ printf '..\n' > "$dir/.rsync_root"
+ done
+#+END_SRC
+
+You can then create an *rsync* user for serving the repositories.
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ $ adduser -SD rsync
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+Create =/etc/rsyncd.conf= and a service configuration as well.
+
+#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
+ uid = rsync
+ gid = rsync
+ address = example.com
+ max connections = 10
+ use chroot = yes
+
+ [repo]
+ path = /pub/share/repo
+ comment = My repository
+#+END_EXAMPLE
+
+Create a service file at =/etc/sv/rsync/run= (runit):
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+ #!/bin/sh -e
+ exec rsync --daemon --no-detach
+#+END_SRC
+
+* CPT Library
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Documentation of the Library
+:END:
+
+=cpt-lib= is the library of Carbs Packaging Tools which can be used to extend
+the functionality of the package manager. This is the API documentation of the
+package manager library.
+
+** Calling the library
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Including the library on your code
+:END:
+
+You can call the library on your scripts by adding the following line to your
+files:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ #!/bin/sh -e
+ . cpt-lib
+#+end_src
+
+This will load the library inside your script, and will set some environment
+variables that are used inside the package manager.
+
+** Option parsing
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Easy way of parsing options with cpt-lib
+:END:
+
+=cpt-lib= includes a POSIX-shell option parser inside named =getoptions=. You
+can see its own [[https://github.com/ko1nksm/getoptions/blob/v2.0.1/README.md][documentation]] for writing an option parser. The built-in version
+of the =getoptions= library is 2.0.1 and there are no plans for updating it
+apart from bug fixes.
+
+*** Defining a parser
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Correct way of using getoptions
+:END:
+
+Some functions are called and set automatically when you call =cpt-lib=, so you
+shouldn't define the option parser after calling the library, as some of the
+variables will already be set.
+
+If the function =parser_definition()= as defined when =cpt-lib= is called,
+cpt-lib will handle the option parsing itself by calling =getoptions=
+inside. Here is the proper way of doing it.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ #!/bin/sh -e
+
+ parser_definition() {
+ # The rest arguments MUST be defined as 'REST'
+ setup REST help:usage -- "usage: ${0##*/} [options] [pkg...]"
+ msg -- '' 'Options:'
+ flag CPT_TEST -t export:1 init:@export -- "Enable tests"
+
+ global_options
+ }
+
+ . cpt-lib
+#+end_src
+
+*** =global_options()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Convenience function for defining common flags
+:END:
+
+The =global_options()= function is a simple convenience call to include flags
+that can be used inside most =cpt= tools. It defines the following flags:
+
+| Flag | Long Option | Calls |
+|------+-------------+--------------|
+| -f | --force | =CPT_FORCE= |
+| -y | --no-prompt | =CPT_PROMPT= |
+| | --root | =CPT_ROOT= |
+| -h | --help | =usage()= |
+| -v | --version | =version()= |
+
+** Message functions
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Communicate to users
+:END:
+=cpt= has various functions to print information to users.
+*** =out()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Print a message as-is
+:END:
+
+=out()= is a really simple function that prints messages to the standard
+output. It prints every argument with a newline. It is not meant to communicate
+with the user, it just exists to have a simple function to interact with other
+functions.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ $ out "This is an example call" "How are you?"
+ This is an example call
+ How are you?
+#+end_src
+
+*** =log()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Print a message prettily
+:END:
+
+=log()= is the most commonly used message function in the package manager. It is
+used to pretty print messages with visual cues, so it is easier to read and
+understand for the users. It changes message output for each argument it
+receives (takes up to three arguments).
+
+- If it takes a single argument, it prints a yellow leading arrow followed by
+ colorless text.
+- If it takes two arguments, it prints a yellow leading arrow followed by the
+ first argument (colored blue), and then followed by colorless second argument.
+- If it takes three arguments, instead of a yellow arrow, it prints the third
+ argument in yellow, followed by the same two arguments as above.
+
+*** =die()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Print a message and exit with error
+:END:
+
+=die()= wraps the =log()= function and exits with an error (1). It takes one or
+two arguments, which are sent to the =log()= function. The third argument for
+=log()= is set as =!>=.
+
+*** =warn()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Print a warning message
+:END:
+
+=warn()= is another function that wraps =log()=. In place of the third argument,
+it uses the word =WARNING=.
+
+*** =prompt()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Ask the user whether they want to continue
+:END:
+
+=prompt()= is an interactive function that waits for user input to continue.
+It takes a single argument string to print a message, and then asks the user
+whether they want to continue or not. Prompts can be disabled by the user if
+they use a flag to disable them or set =CPT_PROMPT= to 0.
+
+** Text functions
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Manipulate or check text
+:END:
+
+Following functions are used to manipulate, check, or interact with text.
+
+*** =contains()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Check if a "string list" contains a word
+:END:
+
+=contains= function can be used to check whether a list variable contains a
+given string. If the string is inside the list, it will return 0, otherwise 1.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ # Usage
+ contains "$LIST" foo
+
+ contains "foo bar" foo # Returns 0
+ contains "foo bar" baz # Returns 1
+#+end_src
+
+*** =regesc()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Escape regular expression characters
+:END:
+
+=regesc()= can be used to escape regular expression characters that are defined
+in POSIX BRE. Those characters are, =$=, =.=, =*=, =[=, =\\=, and =^=.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ regesc '^[$\' # Returns \^\[\$\\
+#+end_src
+
+*** =pop()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Remove an item from a string list
+:END:
+
+=pop()= can be used to remove a word from a "string list" without a =sed=
+call. Word splitting is intentional when using this function.
+
+#+begin_src sh
+ # Usage
+ pop foo from $LIST
+
+ pop foo from foo baz bar # Returns baz bar
+#+end_src
+
+** System Functions
+*** =as_root()=
+:PROPERTIES:
+:DESCRIPTION: Run a command as the root user
+:END:
+
+=as_root()= calls the rest of the arguments as a different user. Unless a =user=
+environment variable is set, it will call the following arguments as the root
+user. It supports the following programs for privilege escalation with the
+following order:
+
+1. =sudo=
+2. =doas=
+3. =su=