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Copyright @copyright{} 2020-2021 Cem Keylan

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@dircategory System Administration
@direntry
* Carbs Linux: (carbslinux). Carbs Linux User Manual.
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@titlepage
@title Carbs Linux User Manual
@author Cem Keylan
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@contents

@ifnottex
@node Top
@top Carbs Linux User Manual

This is the full documentation of @uref{https://carbslinux.org, Carbs Linux}, from the details of the
distribution, installation, to the package manager. It is not yet complete.

@ifplaintext
You can build and install the @command{info} package in order to view this
documentation with the info reader. It is divided into sections and easier to
read.
@end ifplaintext

@ifhtml
This documentation is also available in the distribution by the
@command{carbs-docs} package, which can be read by either running
@code{info carbslinux} or reading @file{/usr/share/doc/carbslinux/carbslinux.txt}
with your favorite pager. You can install either the @command{info} or
@command{texinfo} for doing the first.
@end ifhtml
@end ifnottex

@menu
* Installation::                 Installing Carbs Linux
* Software::                     Details on configuring your system's software
* Contribution Guidelines::      Contribute to Carbs Linux
* GNU Free Documentation License:: Your rights

@detailmenu
--- The Detailed Node Listing ---

Installation

* Preparing Environment::        Getting ready to chroot
* Chroot::                       Going inside your new system
* System Configuration::         Customizing your system for personal use
* Kernel::                       Compiling your own kernel
* Making your system bootable::  Installing bootloader and boot scripts
* Post-installation::            Post-installation tasks

Preparing Environment

* Download::                     Download the root filesystem tarball
* Signature verification::       Verify the signature of the rootfs tarball
* Extracting the tarball::       Extracting the root filesystem to the desired location

Chroot

* Setting up repositories::      Basic setup for obtaining repositories
* Updating packages::            Update your system
* Installing packages::          Install new software on your system
* Essential Software::           Software you might want to include on your system
* Obtaining the documentation::  Install documentation for offline use (optional)

System Configuration

* Configuring hostname::         Setting up system hostname (recommended)
* Hosts file::                   Setting up hosts file for networking (optional)

Kernel

* Obtaining the kernel sources:: Downloading the Linux source code
* Kernel dependencies::          Requirements for building the kernel
* Building the kernel::          Configure and compile the kernel

Making your system bootable

* Bootloader::                   Install a bootloader for your system
* Init scripts::                 Install init scripts for your system
* Fstab::                        Generating fstab

Post-installation

* IRC::                          Joining the IRC channel
* KISS repositories::            Acquire kiss repositories

Software

* Init System::                  Configure the init system
* Display Systems::

Init System

* Configuring Init::             Ways to configure the init system
* Changing Init Program::        Replace the default busybox init with something new

Display Systems

* Wayland::

Contribution Guidelines

* Conventions::                  Conventions of the distribution
* Contributing to the Community repository:: Package maintainership and issue reports
* Sending Patches::              Code contribution

Conventions

* Shell Conventions::            Conventions for shell scripts
* Repository Conventions::       Conventions for repository build scripts

Sending Patches

* Git Patches::
* Fossil Patches::

@end detailmenu
@end menu

@node Installation
@chapter Installation

These are the step-by-step instructions for installing Carbs Linux. It can be
acquired as plain-text to be viewed offline with a pager from
@uref{https://carbslinux.org/install.txt}.

@example
curl -sL https://carbslinux.org/install.txt | less
@end example

@menu
* Preparing Environment::        Getting ready to chroot
* Chroot::                       Going inside your new system
* System Configuration::         Customizing your system for personal use
* Kernel::                       Compiling your own kernel
* Making your system bootable::  Installing bootloader and boot scripts
* Post-installation::            Post-installation tasks
@end menu

@node Preparing Environment
@section Preparing Environment

To install Carbs Linux, you will need a Live Linux ISO@. For that purpose, you
can obtain a Gentoo or Void Linux live image. You can follow their instructions
to boot and setup your network.

You will need the following programs in order to install Carbs Linux:

@itemize
@item
tar
@item
wget
@item
xz
@item
some form of base utilities (coreutils, sbase, busybox, etc.)
@end itemize

Rest of these instructions will assume that you have set all of these up, and
will continue on that point.

@menu
* Download::                     Download the root filesystem tarball
* Signature verification::       Verify the signature of the rootfs tarball
* Extracting the tarball::       Extracting the root filesystem to the desired location
@end menu

@node Download
@subsection Download

First, we need to download the rootfs tarball. You can do the following in order
to obtain the rootfs. If you are using an i686 machine, replace the @samp{x86_64}
with @samp{i686}. We are setting this in a URL variable so that we don't have to
write it every time.

@example
URL=https://dl.carbslinux.org/releases/x86_64
wget $URL/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256
sha256sum -c carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sha256
@end example

@node Signature verification
@subsection Signature verification

It is highly recommended to verify the signature of the tarball. You will need
the OpenBSD tool @samp{signify(1)} for this. Many distributions provide a package for
it, if you are using a Carbs Linux host, you can also install the package
@samp{otools} which provides @samp{signify}. Download the signature first.

@example
wget $URL/carbs-rootfs.tar.xz.sig
@end example

The signature file should say something similar to

@example
untrusted comment: verify with carbslinux-2021.08.pub
RWTK4GFDD7JiohUHBeJXuKw+/P3K4ZRR8jQud0iOxNDbn7WCFxQsxt9FUNSEiXfLjkm1Ez8c3esRG8oydrsFUFpBGtekFt5obgo=
@end example


Grab the key (which probably should be the latest one) that is written on the
file from @uref{https://dl.carbslinux.org/keys/} so you can verify the signature. The
latest Signify public key is also available on the @uref{https://git.carbslinux.org/repository, package repository}, so you can
check the validity of the public key from multiple locations, or just copy paste
that portion to a file and use that instead.

@example
PUBKEY=carbslinux-2021.08.pub
wget https://dl.carbslinux.org/keys/$PUBKEY
@end example

You can now verify the distribution tarball with signify.

@example
signify -V -m carbs-rootfs.tar.xz -p $PUBKEY
@end example

If everything went alright, this should output:

@example
Signature Verified
@end example

@node Extracting the tarball
@subsection Extracting the tarball

You will need to extract the tarball to your desired location. For partitioning,
you can follow @uref{https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Partitioning, this guide}. This will assume that you will be mounting your root
partition to @samp{/mnt}.

@example
mount /dev/sdx1 /mnt
tar xf carbs-rootfs.tar.xz -C /mnt
@end example

@node Chroot
@section Chroot

Chroot into Carbs Linux by running the chroot helper inside the rootfs!

@example
/mnt/bin/cpt-chroot /mnt
@end example

@menu
* Setting up repositories::      Basic setup for obtaining repositories
* Updating packages::            Update your system
* Installing packages::          Install new software on your system
* Essential Software::           Software you might want to include on your system
* Obtaining the documentation::  Install documentation for offline use (optional)
@end menu

@node Setting up repositories
@subsection Setting up repositories

Newest tarballs do not come with repositories, so you will need to manually
obtain them, and set your @samp{CPT_PATH} environment variable. Carbs Linux
repositories can either be obtained by @samp{git} or @samp{rsync}. While rsync
repositories are overall faster and smaller, git offers the whole history of the
repository and a means to manipulate your repository as you like it. If you want
to obtain the git repository, you will need to install @samp{git} itself.

The following guide will assume that you put the repositories into @samp{~/repos/}
directory, but you can put the repositories into any directory you want. So go
ahead and create that directory:

@example
mkdir -p $HOME/repos
@end example

@enumerate
@item
Obtaining from git


Carbs Linux git repositories can be found both from the main server and GitHub
(mirror). Here are both their repository links. You can clone any of them.

@itemize
@item
@uref{https://git.carbslinux.org/repository}
@item
@uref{https://git.sr.ht/~carbslinux/repository}
@end itemize

@example
git clone git://git.carbslinux.org/repository $HOME/repos/carbs
@end example

@item
Obtaining from rsync


Carbs Linux rsync repositories live in rsync://carbslinux.org/repo. In
order to obtain it, run the following:

@example
rsync -avc rsync://carbslinux.org/repo $HOME/repos/carbs
@end example

@item
Making the package manager use the repositories


In your shell's configuration file, or in your @samp{~/.profile} file, add the
following lines:

@example
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/carbs/community
export CPT_PATH
@end example
@end enumerate

@node Updating packages
@subsection Updating packages

It is good practice to make sure your system is up to date, especially before
building new packages. If there is an update for the package manager you will
need to update twice.

@example
cpt-update && cpt-update
@end example

@node Installing packages
@subsection Installing packages

Since you are operating on a really small base, you might need to build and
install new programs to extend the functionality of your system. In order to
build and install packages new packages in Carbs, you need to execute the
following. "Package" is not actually a package and is given as an example.

@example
cpt-build   package
cpt-install package
@end example

@node Essential Software
@subsection Essential Software

Here is a small list of software that you might want to have on your system as
you are setting up. You might want to check the @strong{Software} section in the full
documentation to learn more about other packaged software.

@strong{BOOTLOADERS}

@itemize
@item
efibootmgr
@item
grub
@end itemize

@strong{FILESYSTEMS}

@itemize
@item
e2fsprogs
@item
dosfstools
@item
ntfs-3g
@end itemize

@strong{NETWORKING}

@itemize
@item
dhcpcd
@item
wpa@math{_supplicant}
@end itemize

@strong{TEXT EDITORS}

@itemize
@item
nano
@item
vim
@end itemize

@strong{DOCUMENTATION}

@itemize
@item
carbs-docs
@item
man-pages
@item
man-pages-posix
@end itemize

@node Obtaining the documentation
@subsection Obtaining the documentation

All the documentation for Carbs Linux can be found on a single info manual to be
viewed offline. You can obtain either @samp{texinfo} or the @samp{info} packages in order
to view the documentation.

@example
# Install the documentation.
cpt b carbs-docs && cpt i carbs-docs

# Install either texinfo or the info package. We will be installing standalone info
# as it doesn't need perl.
cpt b info && cpt i info

# You can then run info and navigate through the documentation.
info carbslinux
@end example

@node System Configuration
@section System Configuration

After you have finished installing some extra packages, you can configure your
system to your liking.

@menu
* Configuring hostname::         Setting up system hostname (recommended)
* Hosts file::                   Setting up hosts file for networking (optional)
@end menu

@node Configuring hostname
@subsection Configuring hostname

You might want to add a hostname, especially in a networked environment. Your
hostname will default to 'carbslinux' unless you set this.

@example
echo your-hostname > /etc/hostname
@end example

@node Hosts file
@subsection Hosts file

You can edit your /etc/hosts file, which is the static lookup table for host
names. By default, there are two entries for localhost which are OKAY@. You can
replace the 'localhost' part of these entries to your hostname.

@example
127.0.0.1  localhost.localdomain localhost
::1        localhost.localdomain localhost ip6-localhost
@end example

@node Kernel
@section Kernel

Kernel isn't managed under the main repositories, even though you could package
one for your personal use. Here is an @uref{https://github.com/cemkeylan/kiss-repository/tree/master/personal/linux, example kernel package}, which you will
need to reconfigure for your specific setup if you want to make use of it.

@menu
* Obtaining the kernel sources:: Downloading the Linux source code
* Kernel dependencies::          Requirements for building the kernel
* Building the kernel::          Configure and compile the kernel
@end menu

@node Obtaining the kernel sources
@subsection Obtaining the kernel sources

You can visit the @uref{https://kernel.org} website to choose a kernel that you want
to install. Though only the latest stable and longterm (LTS) versions are
supported.

@example
# Download the kernel and extract it
wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-5.9.1.tar.xz
tar xf linux-5.9.1.tar.xz

# Change directory into the kernel sources
cd linux-5.9.1
@end example

@node Kernel dependencies
@subsection Kernel dependencies

In order to compile the kernel you will need to install some dependencies. You
will need @samp{libelf}, and @samp{bison} to compile the kernel. If you want to configure
using the menu interface you will also need @samp{ncurses}.

@example
# The package manager asks to install if you are building more than one package,
# so no need to run 'cpt i ...'
cpt b libelf ncurses
@end example

In the vanilla kernel sources, you need perl to compile the kernel, but it can
be easily patched out. You will need to apply the following patch. Patch was
written by @uref{https://github.com/E5ten, E5ten}. You will need to obtain and apply the patch in the kernel
source directory.

@example
wget https://dl.carbslinux.org/distfiles/kernel-no-perl.patch
patch -p1 < kernel-no-perl.patch
@end example

@node Building the kernel
@subsection Building the kernel

Next step is configuring and building the kernel. You can check Gentoo's
@uref{https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Configuration, kernel configuration guide} to learn more about the matter. Overall, Gentoo Wiki
is a good place to learn about configuration according to your hardware. The
following will assume a monolithic kernel.

@example
make menuconfig
make
install -Dm755 $(make -s image_name) /boot/vmlinuz-linux
@end example

@node Making your system bootable
@section Making your system bootable

In order to be able to boot your fresh system, wou will need an init-daemon,
init-scripts and a bootloader. The init daemon is already provided by busybox,
but you can optionally change it.

@menu
* Bootloader::                   Install a bootloader for your system
* Init scripts::                 Install init scripts for your system
* Fstab::                        Generating fstab
@end menu

@node Bootloader
@subsection Bootloader

In the main repository, there is efibootmgr and grub to serve as bootloaders.
efibootmgr can be used as a standalone bootloader, or can be used to install
grub in a UEFI environment. efibootmgr is needed unless you are using a device
without UEFI support (or you really want to use BIOS for a reason).

@enumerate
@item
GRUB BIOS installation


@example
cpt b grub && cpt i grub
grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sdX
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
@end example

@item
GRUB UEFI installation


@example
cpt b efibootmgr && cpt i efibootmgr
cpt b grub && cpt i grub

grub-install --target=x86_64-efi \
             --efi-directory=esp \
             --bootloader-id=CarbsLinux

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
@end example
@end enumerate

@node Init scripts
@subsection Init scripts

Only thing left to do is installing the init-scripts, and now you are almost
ready to boot your system!

@example
cpt b carbs-init && cpt i carbs-init
@end example

@node Fstab
@subsection Fstab

You can now manually edit your fstab entry, or you can use the genfstab tool.
If you want to use the tool, exit the chroot and run the following:

@example
wget https://github.com/cemkeylan/genfstab/raw/master/genfstab
chmod +x genfstab
./genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
@end example

@node Post-installation
@section Post-installation

The base installation is now complete, you can now fine tune your system
according to your needs. Rest of these instructions are completely optional.
You can check the rest of the documentation to learn more about the system.

@menu
* IRC::                          Joining the IRC channel
* KISS repositories::            Acquire kiss repositories
@end menu

@node IRC
@subsection IRC

The IRC channel for Carbs Linux is located in @samp{#carbslinux} on @uref{https://libera.chat, libera.chat}. You
can install the @samp{catgirl} package from the repository, or use a client of your
preference to join. Feel free to ask for help, or have a general chat.

@node KISS repositories
@subsection KISS repositories

There have been recent changes to the @samp{kiss} package manager that breaks
compatibility with @samp{cpt}. These changes throw away the entire premise of their
"static" packaging system. @samp{cpt} will never implement those changes, so don't
expect any KISS package that was changed during or after July 2021 to work with
@samp{cpt}.

@node Software
@chapter Software

The distribution aims to package essential and useful software needed in a
practical system. If the repository lacks a package that you use, you may also
easily package it yourself or request it to be added to the default repositories
over on the IRC channel (@samp{#carbslinux} on @uref{https://libera.chat, Libera}).

This section goes over the details of some packaged software

@menu
* Init System::                  Configure the init system
* Display Systems::
@end menu

@node Init System
@section Init System

Carbs Linux init scripts are run by the init daemon (@samp{busybox} by default) on
boot and shutdown processes. It also provides its own halting program named
shalt. This provides a portable method that doesn't rely on non-POSIX external
programs.

@menu
* Configuring Init::             Ways to configure the init system
* Changing Init Program::        Replace the default busybox init with something new
@end menu

@node Configuring Init
@subsection Configuring Init

There are three ways you can change the behaviour of the init system. Those are:

@itemize
@item
Kernel Command Line
@item
@samp{/etc/init/rc.conf} file
@item
Init Hooks
@end itemize

@enumerate
@item
Kernel Command Line


On GRUB, you can edit the kernel command line parameters, which will be parsed
as variables on the init system. Not all of the parameters will be acted upon,
but all of them will be set as variables on the init script. For example an
example command line, and how it is interpreted.

@example
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda2 rw loglevel=3 quiet
@end example

This command line will be parsed to set the following variables:

@example
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/sda2
rw=1
loglevel=3
quiet=1
@end example

Some of these variables, such as @samp{rw=/=ro}, @samp{loglevel}, and @samp{quiet}, will be
used by the init system to change the behaviour of the startup.

@item
@samp{/etc/init/rc.conf} file


However, the kernel command line isn't the only place to set your boot
parameters. You can specify variables here as well, although note that the
kernel command line always gets the priority for these variables since they can
be set just before boot.

@item
Init Hooks


Init hooks are for custom personal commands that the user may want to add to
alter their boot. These can be used to load kernel modules, modify interfaces,
and lot more. Those hooks are added to the @samp{/etc/init} directory with the
hook name as the suffix. For example, a boot script will be placed as
@samp{/etc/init/my-hook.boot}. Currently, there are 4 hooks that the user can use.

@table @asis
@item early-boot
Run after pseudo-filesystems are mounted.
@item boot
Run before the boot stage is completed.
@item pre.shutdown
Run first when shutting down.
@item umount
Run just before filesystems are unmounted.
@item post.shutdown
Run just before the system is halted.
@end table
@end enumerate

@node Changing Init Program
@subsection Changing Init Program

By default, Carbs Linux comes preinstalled with @samp{busybox-init}, but this can
easily be replaced without any issues. Currently, available init systems are:

@itemize
@item
@samp{sinit}
@item
@samp{busybox} init
@item
@samp{runit}
@item
@samp{shinit}
@end itemize

This example is for runit, but it will work with all init systems packaged in the
distribution repositories. See the @samp{cpt-alternatives(1)} manual page for more
details.

@example
cpt a runit /usr/bin/init
cpt a runit /usr/bin/poweroff
cpt a runit /usr/bin/reboot
@end example

@enumerate
@item
Rebooting after changing init


After switching init systems, your running init system may not accept the
new poweroff commands. You will need to reboot/poweroff using the running init's
utilities for the new utilities to work. These commands are for the init system
currently running on your system and not the one you are switching to.

@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
@headitem Program
@tab Command
@item busybox
@tab @samp{busybox reboot}
@item runit
@tab @samp{runit-init 6}
@item shinit/sinit
@tab @samp{kill -s INT 1}
@end multitable
@end enumerate

@node Display Systems
@section @strong{TODO} Display Systems

Carbs Linux supports both Xorg and Wayland in the distribution repositories.
This section serves as a guide to set up your preferred display server. Follow
the subsection for the display server you want to setup.

@menu
* Wayland::
@end menu

@node Wayland
@subsection Wayland

Wayland is a modern display server protocol intended as a replacement for Xorg.
Wayland has a much simpler architecture compared to X by its careful design and
implementation. Users who want to use a Wayland compositor should follow this
section.

@enumerate
@item
Enabling the Wayland repository


The @samp{wayland} repository requires packages from @samp{xorg} and @samp{extra} repositories.
So you should set your @samp{$CPT_PATH} so that @samp{core} and @samp{extra} repositories
precede the @samp{wayland} repository, and the @samp{xorg} repository should come after
@samp{wayland}. Here is an example below, where @samp{$REPOSITORY} points to the root of
your repository.

@example
CPT_PATH=$REPOSITORY/core
CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$REPOSITORY/extra
CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$REPOSITORY/wayland
CPT_PATH=$CPT_PATH:$REPOSITORY/xorg
export CPT_PATH
@end example

After you have enabled your repositories, go ahead and install @samp{wayland} and
@samp{wayland-protocols} packages.

@example
cpt-build wayland wayland-protocols
@end example

@item
Switching from Xorg


If you are already an Xorg user, you will need to rebuild some packages so that
they support @samp{wayland}. If you don't have an @samp{xorg} system, feel free to skip
this step. The packages that need a rebuild are:

@itemize
@item
gtk+3
@item
gtk4
@item
mesa
@item
xorg-server (for Xwayland support)
@item
webkit2gtk
@end itemize

@item
@strong{TODO} Installing a Compositor


The @samp{wayland} repository currently only contains @samp{sway} as a Wayland compositor,
but you can package something else for your own.
@end enumerate

@node Contribution Guidelines
@chapter Contribution Guidelines

Thanks for taking your time to contribute! To maintain stylistic behaviour
throughout the repositories, one must adhere to these conventions. Exceptions
and changes may occur with good reasoning.

@menu
* Conventions::                  Conventions of the distribution
* Contributing to the Community repository:: Package maintainership and issue reports
* Sending Patches::              Code contribution
@end menu

@node Conventions
@section Conventions

@macro contid{id}
[@anchor{\id\}\id\]
@end macro

@macro sectid{id, sect}
@strong{@contid{\id\} \sect\}
@end macro

@table @asis
@item [@anchor{0010}0010]
Try to keep the file readable.
@table @asis
@item [@anchor{0011}0011]
Characters on a line shouldn't exceed 100 characters.
@item [@anchor{0012}0012]
Make sure you don't have code commented out during
commit. Uncomment them or remove them completely.
@item [@anchor{0013}0013]
Do not add comments following the code, add them to the
top of the code. It makes it harder to read, and lines longer. Here is an example:
@end table

@example
# Good way of commenting.
your code goes here

your code goes here  # Avoid this way of commenting.
@end example
@end table

@menu
* Shell Conventions::            Conventions for shell scripts
* Repository Conventions::       Conventions for repository build scripts
@end menu

@node Shell Conventions
@subsection Shell Conventions

Shell is central to Carbs Linux projects. Most of the tools and packages are
written in POSIX sh.

@table @asis
@item [@anchor{1010}1010]
Use 4 spaces for indentation, don't use tabs.
@item [@anchor{1020}1020]
Make sure you don't use bash-specific code.
@item [@anchor{1030}1030]
Make sure you lint your code with @samp{shellcheck} and if
you are new to POSIX sh, use @samp{checkbashisms}.
@item [@anchor{1040}1040]
Don't spawn new processes if you don't absolutely need
to, especially during string manipulation.
@table @asis
@item [@anchor{1041}1041]
Never use a program for text manupilation that isn't
defined in the POSIX standard. This includes @samp{gawk} and @samp{perl}.
@item [@anchor{1042}1042]
Instead of @code{$(basename $file)}, use @code{$@{file##*@}}.
@item [@anchor{1043}1043]
Instead of @code{$(dirname $file)}, use @code{$@{file%/*@}}.
@end table

@example
# This is the same thing as basename /path/to/test.asc .asc

$ file=/path/to/test.asc file=$@{file##*/@} file=$@{file%.asc@}
$ echo $file
test
@end example
@item [@anchor{1050}1050]
Instead of backticks, use @code{$(..)}.
@end table

@node Repository Conventions
@subsection Repository Conventions

Repository conventions are important in order to ensure every package resemble
themselves. Here are the things to keep in mind:

@table @asis
@item [@anchor{2010}2010]
Prefer tarballs over git packages unless there is a
sensible reason. Here are some:
@itemize
@item
Every patch is a new release. (See @uref{https://github.com/vim/vim, vim})
@item
There are no releases. (See @uref{https://git.suckless.org/sbase, sbase})
@item
Following a development branch.
@item
There has been a long time since the latest release, but upstream is far
ahead.
@end itemize
@item [@anchor{2020}2020]
Prefer sources without a dependency to @samp{automake}. There
are usually distribution tarballs that are @samp{autoconf}'ed. Don't submit tarballs
with an automake dependency unless you are @samp{sure} there is no alternative.
@item [@anchor{2030}2030]
Avoid these packages:
@table @asis
@item dbus   
Usually can be disabled by @code{--disable-dbus}.
@item gettext
Usually can be disabled by @code{--disable-nls}.
@end table
@item [@anchor{2040}2040]
@itemize
@item
Always install a package to the @samp{/usr} prefix.
@item
All binaries should go to @samp{/usr/bin}, not @samp{/usr/sbin} or any other directory.
@item
All libraries should go to @samp{/usr/lib}.
@end itemize
@item [@anchor{2050}2050]
All build files on the repository should be a POSIX
shell script, and must start with @code{#!/bin/sh -e}.
@end table

The next section is about package templates that should be used in order to
ensure stylistic consistency. Note that the option configurations shouldn't be
taken literally, they are meant as examples.

@enumerate
@item
Make [@anchor{2210}2210]


@example
#!/bin/sh -e

make
make DESTDIR="$1" PREFIX=/usr install
@end example

@item
Configure/Make [@anchor{2211}2211]


@example
#!/bin/sh -e

./configure \
    --prefix=/usr \
    --disable-option \
    --enable-option

make
make DESTDIR="$1" install
@end example

@item
Autoconf/Automake [@anchor{2212}2212]


@xref{2020}

@example
#!/bin/sh -e

autoreconf -fi

./configure \
    --prefix=/usr \
    --disable-option \
    --enable-option

make
make DESTDIR="$1" install
@end example

@item
Meson [@anchor{2220}2220]


@example
#!/bin/sh -e

export DESTDIR=$1

meson \
    --prefix=/usr \
    -Doption=false \
    -Doption2=true \
    . output

ninja -C output
ninja -C output install
@end example

@item
Cmake [@anchor{2230}2230]


@example
#!/bin/sh -e

export DESTDIR=$1

cmake -B build \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DOPTION=ON

cmake --build   build
cmake --install build
@end example

@item
Go [@anchor{2240}2240]


@example
#!/bin/sh -e

export GOPATH=$PWD/gopath
trap "go clean -modcache" EXIT INT
go mod vendor

go build
install -Dm755 program "$1/usr/bin/program"
@end example

@item
Python [@anchor{2241}2241]


@example
#!/bin/sh -e

python setup.py build
python setup.py install --prefix=/usr --root="$1"
@end example
@end enumerate

@node Contributing to the Community repository
@section Contributing to the Community repository

The community repository is available for any user to submit packages. However,
there are certain guidelines that the users are expected to follow before they
submit packages.

@table @asis
@item [@anchor{3000}3000]
Any submitted package should contain a @samp{meta} file that includes a short
description of the package, the maintainer's name and email address, and the
license of the package. Below is an example:

@example
description: some IRC client with some interesting feature
license: MIT
maintainer: Your Name <address@@example.com>
@end example

The order of these are not important. However, make sure to use the license
identifiers as defined by @uref{https://spdx.org/licenses/, SPDX} when listing the license.

@item [@anchor{3010}3010]
The user submitting the package is expected to maintain their packages. This
means that they are keeping the packages up-to-date, and responding to issues
related to the package.

@item [@anchor{3020}3020]
If a maintainer doesn't follow the above expectation for a duration of up to a
month, their packages will be orphaned and can be adopted by a new maintainer.
Maintainers can also request that their packages be orphaned. If the orphaned
packages aren't adopted by a new maintainer in a period of two weeks, these
packages will be dropped from the repository.

@item [@anchor{3030}3030]
Package submissions and updates should be submitted in the form of patches to
the @uref{https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux/carbslinux-devel, ~carbslinux/carbslinux-devel} mailing list. The repository on Github is a
read-only mirror, and Pull Requests will @strong{NOT} be accepted.

@item [@anchor{3031}3031]
Issues regarding community packages should be submitted to the
@uref{https://lists.sr.ht/~carbslinux/carbslinux-discuss, ~carbslinux/carbslinux-discuss} mailing list. When submitting issues, do not
forget to add the maintainer as a recipient. You can easily find the maintainer
information by running @code{cpt-maintainer <pkg>}.
@end table

@node Sending Patches
@section Sending Patches

@menu
* Git Patches::
* Fossil Patches::
@end menu

@node Git Patches
@subsection Git Patches

There are multiple ways of sending patches with git. Unfortunately, the most
popular / official way of doing it requires Perl and some extra Perl libraries
that are not packaged in the repository. This section tries to list other
options that are just as useful as @samp{git send-email}.

@enumerate
@item
@samp{git-send-email} with msmtp


By default, @samp{git-send-email} uses a Perl SMTP client, but without using it this
command doesn't actually need extra Perl libraries, only Perl itself. So, if you
are okay with using Perl, the easiest option is to install the @samp{msmtp} package,
and change your git configuration to match your msmtp settings.

To your @samp{~/.gitconfig}, add the following section:

@example
[sendemail]
    smtpserver = /usr/bin/msmtp
    smtpserveroption = -a
    smtpserveroption = your-account-name
@end example

@item
@samp{git-imap-send}


The @samp{git imap-send} command reads patches in mbox format, and uploads it to your
imap server as drafts. You can then use your preferred email-client to edit and
send them. This is the option with no dependencies. Check out the manual page
@samp{git-imap-send(1)} for more information on setting up.
@end enumerate

@node Fossil Patches
@subsection Fossil Patches

You can create multiple types of "patches" with Fossil. Unlike the common
convention in Git, the first two examples here uses uncommitted changes to
create a patch (although you could very well create patches of committed
changes). The preferred method is by creating a plaintext patch by doing the
following:

@example
fossil diff -i > your-changes.patch
@end example

You can also create a binary patch:

@example
fossil patch create your-changes.db
@end example

If your patchset is complex, and needs to be splitted in multiple check-ins, you
can create a Fossil bundle:

@example
fossil bundle create --from CHECKIN --to CHECKIN2 patchset.bundle
@end example

After creating the patches, you can simply send them to the mailing list, or
upload the patches to the Fossil forum of the relevant repository.

@node GNU Free Documentation License
@appendix GNU Free Documentation License

@center Version 1.3, 3 November 2008

@display
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Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
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@enumerate 0
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@enumerate A
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versions (which should, if there were any, be listed in the
History section of the Document). You may use the same title as
a previous version if the original publisher of that version
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@item
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entities responsible for authorship of the modifications in the
Modified Version, together with at least five of the principal
authors of the Document (all of its principal authors, if it has
fewer than five), unless they release you from this requirement.

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Modified Version, as the publisher.

@item
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@item
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Addendum below.

@item
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Sections and required Cover Texts given in the Document's
license notice.

@item
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and publisher of the Modified Version as given on the Title
Page. If there is no section Entitled "History" in the Document,
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to gives permission.

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Preserve the Title of the section, and preserve in the section
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@item
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not be included in the Modified Version.

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Do not retitle any existing section to be Entitled
"Endorsements" or to conflict in title with any Invariant
Section.

@item
Preserve any Warranty Disclaimers.
@end enumerate

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In the combination, you must combine any sections Entitled
"History" in the various original documents, forming one section
Entitled "History"; likewise combine any sections Entitled
"Acknowledgements", and any sections Entitled "Dedications".  You
must delete all sections Entitled "Endorsements."

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@item
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If a section in the Document is Entitled "Acknowledgements",
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Preserve its Title (section 1) will typically require changing the
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"Massive Multiauthor Collaboration Site" (or "MMC Site") means any
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A public wiki that anybody can edit is an example of such
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"CC-BY-SA" means the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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"Incorporate" means to publish or republish a Document, in whole
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An MMC is "eligible for relicensing" if it is licensed under this
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to November 1, 2008.

The operator of an MMC Site may republish an MMC contained in the
site under CC-BY-SA on the same site at any time before August 1,
2009, provided the MMC is eligible for relicensing.
@end enumerate

@page

@anchor{ADDENDUM How to use this License for your documents}
@appendixsec ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents

To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of
the License in the document and put the following copyright and
license notices just after the title page:

@example
Copyright (C)  YEAR  YOUR NAME.
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, 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 example

If you have Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts and Back-Cover Texts,
replace the "with@dots{}Texts."@tie{}line with this:

@example
with the Invariant Sections being LIST THEIR TITLES, with
the Front-Cover Texts being LIST, and with the Back-Cover Texts
being LIST.
@end example

If you have Invariant Sections without Cover Texts, or some other
combination of the three, merge those two alternatives to suit the
situation.

If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we
recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of
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@bye