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diff --git a/docs/cpt.texi b/docs/cpt.texi index 7487209..e6b331c 100644 --- a/docs/cpt.texi +++ b/docs/cpt.texi @@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License." @top Carbs Packaging Tools This is a reference document containing both the user-guide and the development -manual for @strong{Carbs Packaging Tools}. For development logs see @uref{https://git.carbslinux.org/cpt, the git repository}. +manual for @strong{Carbs Packaging Tools} version Fossil. For development logs +see @uref{https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt, the fossil repository}. @end ifnottex @menu @@ -60,11 +61,16 @@ manual for @strong{Carbs Packaging Tools}. For development logs see @uref{https: Configuration -* CPT Base:: Defining base packages +* Configuration directory:: * Environment Variables:: Change the behaviour of cpt through environment configuration * Hooks:: Use hooks to customize the package manager operations * Editing the build file during pre-build:: Modify a package build with your hooks +Configuration directory + +* CPT Base:: Defining base packages +* Systemwide hooks:: + Environment Variables * @samp{CPT_PATH}:: Set the locations of your repositories @@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ Rsync Repositories CPT Library * Calling the library:: Including the library on your code +* Variables:: * Option parsing:: Easy way of parsing options with cpt-lib * Message functions:: Communicate to users * Text functions:: Manipulate or check text @@ -160,6 +167,10 @@ it revolves around the shell library @samp{cpt-lib}, and many tools that wrap ar it. This document aims to document both the usage of the distributed tools and document the library functions. +If you happen to find something that is not properly covered by the +documentation, or an area that can be improved, please feel free to submit a +patch, or @uref{https://fossil.carbslinux.org/cpt/tktnew, open a ticket}. + @node Usage @chapter Usage @@ -226,23 +237,42 @@ The package manager does @strong{NOT} have a configuration file, but there are a variety of ways in order to interact with and configure the package manager. @menu -* CPT Base:: Defining base packages +* Configuration directory:: * Environment Variables:: Change the behaviour of cpt through environment configuration * Hooks:: Use hooks to customize the package manager operations * Editing the build file during pre-build:: Modify a package build with your hooks @end menu +@node Configuration directory +@section Configuration directory + +Some features of the package manager can be configured from the files found +under @samp{/etc/cpt/}. Even though this doesn't sound like the premise of "no +configuration" files, these files are completely optional to the package +manager, and still the majority of configuration is done through environment +variables. The files on this directory are for configuration that don't have a +big impact on how the package manager behaves, and are not feasible to be used +inside simple environment variables (such as the base package list and +package manager hooks). + +@menu +* CPT Base:: Defining base packages +* Systemwide hooks:: +@end menu + @node CPT Base -@section CPT Base +@subsection CPT Base + +@cindex Base packages -An @samp{/etc/cpt-base} file can be used in order to define the base to the package -manager. Base packages are the packages that receive special treatment by -utilities such as @samp{cpt-reset}, and @samp{cpt-orphans}. +The file @samp{/etc/cpt/base} can be used in order to define the base to the +package manager. Base packages are the packages that receive special treatment +by utilities such as @samp{cpt-reset}, and @samp{cpt-orphans}. @example # This file defines the base packages of the system. You can add or remove # package names in order to redefine the base. This file will be used by -# cpt-orphans and cpt-reset. If this file doesn't exist on /etc/cpt-base, both +# cpt-orphans and cpt-reset. If this file doesn't exist on /etc/cpt/base, both # of the tools will assume that there is no defined base, so use with caution. baselayout binutils @@ -267,6 +297,14 @@ xz zlib @end example +@node Systemwide hooks +@subsection Systemwide hooks + +A collection of hooks can be installed under @samp{/etc/cpt/hooks/}. All of the +files installed under this directory will then be sourced by the package manager +whenever a hook is called. Some examples for system hooks can be found under the +@samp{/usr/share/cpt/examples/hooks/} directory. + @node Environment Variables @section Environment Variables @@ -319,6 +357,12 @@ Absolute path to the package manager hook file. @vindex CPT_KEEPLOG If set to 1, @samp{cpt} will keep logs regardless of operation success. +@item @code{CPT_NOSTRIP} +@vindex CPT_NOSTRIP +If set to 1, @samp{cpt} will not strip debug information from the binaries. Keep in +mind that your compiler already strips most debug information during +compilation, so you also need to add @code{-g} flag to your @code{$C@{XX@}FLAGS} + @item @code{CPT_PID} @vindex CPT_PID Set the temporary build directory name. @@ -378,7 +422,7 @@ This example brings us to the next section of this document. @enumerate @item -Repository preferences +@anchor{Repository preferences}Repository preferences @cindex package conflicts @@ -396,7 +440,7 @@ CPT_PATH=$HOME/repos/personal:$HOME/repos/carbs/extra @end example @item -Setting the @samp{CPT_PATH} +@anchor{Setting the @samp{CPT_PATH}}Setting the @samp{CPT_PATH} You can set the @samp{CPT_PATH} variable on your shell configuration or your @@ -491,10 +535,14 @@ Run if the @code{test} script fails Run before a package is installed for each package @item post-install Run after a package is installed for each package +@item end-install +Run after all given packages are installed @item pre-remove Run before a package is removed for each package @item post-remove Run after a package is removed for each package +@item end-remove +Run after all given packages are removed @item pre-fetch Run before all repositories are fetched @item post-fetch @@ -967,6 +1015,7 @@ package manager library. @menu * Calling the library:: Including the library on your code +* Variables:: * Option parsing:: Easy way of parsing options with cpt-lib * Message functions:: Communicate to users * Text functions:: Manipulate or check text @@ -989,6 +1038,65 @@ files: This will load the library inside your script, and will set some environment variables that are used inside the package manager. +@node Variables +@section Variables + +This section lists some of the variables defined by the package manager that can +be used in scripts. These variables usually cannot be defined by the user, so +they are not part of the @ref{Environment Variables, , variables} section above. + +@vindex cpt_version +@table @asis +@item @samp{$cpt_version} +Package manager version. +@end table +@vindex cpt_confdir +@table @asis +@item @samp{$cpt_confdir} +Location of the CPT system configuration directory. This is usually either +@samp{/etc/cpt} or @samp{PREFIX/etc/cpt}. +@end table +@vindex pkg_db +@table @asis +@item @samp{$pkg_db} +Location of the package database without the root (@samp{var/db/cpt/installed}). +@end table +@vindex sys_db +@vindex CPT_ROOT +@table @asis +@item @samp{$sys_db} +Location of the package manager database, making use of the current +@samp{$CPT_ROOT} (@samp{$CPT_ROOT/$pkg_db}). This is the database you probably want to +use. +@end table +@cindex Base packages +@vindex cpt_base +@table @asis +@item @samp{$cpt_base} +Location of the file that defines the base packages. +@end table + +@cindex Scripts that use CPT cache directories +If for some reason, your script interacts with the directories created and +managed by the package manager you should use the following variables instead of +the user assigned variables such as @samp{$CPT_CACHE} or @samp{$CPT_TMPDIR}. The variables +below are the ones used for package operations (which are assigned by using a +combination of user-assigned values and their fallbacks). + +@vindex cac_dir +@table @asis +@item @samp{$cac_dir} +Cache directory used by the package manager. +@item @samp{$src_dir} +Directory containing downloaded sources for packages. +@item @samp{$log_dir} +Directory where logs are saved. +@item @samp{$bin_dir} +Directory where built package tarballs are saved. +@item @samp{$tmp_dir} +Temporary directory for the package manager operations. +@end table + @node Option parsing @section Option parsing @@ -1034,7 +1142,7 @@ parser_definition() @{ The @samp{global_options()} function is a simple convenience call to include flags that can be used inside most @samp{cpt} tools. It defines the following flags: -@multitable {aaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaa} +@multitable {aaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaa} @headitem Flag @tab Long Option @tab Calls @@ -1053,8 +1161,22 @@ that can be used inside most @samp{cpt} tools. It defines the following flags: @item @code{-v} @tab @code{--version} @tab @samp{version()} +@item +@tab @code{--verbose} +@tab @samp{CPT_VERBOSE} @end multitable +This function can take two arguments: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{silent} +If this argument is specified, the function does not print the usage +information defined by its flags. +@item @samp{compact} +If this argument is specified, the function only prints the help +output of the @code{--help} and @code{--version} flags. +@end table + @node Message functions @section Message functions @@ -1373,7 +1495,7 @@ SEARCH_PATH=$PATH pkg_find 'cpt-*' all -x @node @samp{pkg_get_base()} @subsection @samp{pkg_get_base()} -This function returns the base packages as defined in @samp{/etc/cpt-base}. If an +This function returns the base packages as defined in the base file. If an optional argument is present, it will print all package names in a single line. If it is not given any arguments, it will return one package per line. See @ref{CPT Base} for more information on base packages. @@ -1399,7 +1521,7 @@ Print all packages in a single line instead of a package per line. @enumerate @item -Examples +@anchor{Examples}Examples This example uses the @samp{cpt} package for Carbs Linux. The package itself is |