- Added `git rev-parse HEAD` to test-container workflow to confirm the exact
commit SHA used during CI runs.
- Updated Dockerfile to print BASE_IMAGE and OS release information during
build for better reproducibility diagnostics.
- Extended test-container script to dump the first 40 lines of
`docker image inspect` output, allowing verification of the image ID,
creation time, and applied build args.
These additions help trace discrepancies between local builds and GitHub
Actions, ensuring we can detect mismatches in commit SHA, base image,
or container metadata.
https://chatgpt.com/share/693ae07a-8c58-800f-88e6-254cdb00b676
This commit improves the robustness of the RPM installation step for
Fedora and CentOS by disabling all remote repositories when installing
the locally built package-manager RPM. This prevents failures caused
by flaky or mismatched upstream metadata (e.g., BaseOS repomd.xml
checksum errors). The installer now:
- uses 'dnf5/dnf/yum --disablerepo=*' for fully offline installation
- falls back to 'rpm -i --nodeps' if the package manager fails
- ensures deterministic CI builds without remote repo dependencies
Reference: Conversation with ChatGPT (2025-12-08). https://chatgpt.com/share/6936ff1e-4adc-800f-b508-b5b90c0ef635
- Add .dockerignore rules to prevent Arch package artifacts from entering the build context
- Rework Dockerfile to remove stale package artifacts before makepkg and use a dev entry script
- Introduce docker-entry-dev.sh to always rebuild pkgmgr from the mounted /src tree
- Update Makefile 'test' target to rebuild pkgmgr inside the container before running tests
- Fix predictable makepkg failures caused by residual *.pkg.tar.* files
Conversation reference: https://chatgpt.com/share/6935e6e8-f3fc-800f-a4e9-7537114f13d1
This commit removes unnecessary source entries from PKGBUILD
to allow full local-tree packaging through prepare(), and updates
the Dockerfile to copy the entire repository and install rsync
for makepkg buildtime dependencies.
See conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/6935db4e-f3e8-800f-b0ca-42f77491ef5b
References:
- Current ChatGPT conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/6935d6d7-0ae4-800f-988a-44a50c17ba48
- Extended discussion: https://chatgpt.com/share/6935d734-fd84-800f-9755-290902b8cee8
Summary:
This commit performs a major cleanup and modernization of the installation pipeline:
1. Introduced a new capability-detection subsystem:
- Capabilities (python-runtime, make-install, nix-flake) are detected per installer/layer.
- Installers run only when they add new capabilities.
- Prevents duplicated work such as Python installers running when Nix already provides the runtime.
2. Removed deprecated pkgmgr.yml manifest installer:
- Dependency resolution is now delegated entirely to real package managers (Nix, pip, make, distro build tools).
- Simplifies layering and avoids unnecessary recursion.
3. Reworked OS-specific installers:
- Arch PKGBUILD now uses 'makepkg --syncdeps --cleanbuild --install --noconfirm'.
- Debian installer now builds proper .deb packages via dpkg-buildpackage + installs them.
- RPM installer now builds packages using rpmbuild and installs them via rpm.
4. Switched from remote GitHub flakes to local-flake execution:
- Wrapper now executes: nix run /usr/lib/package-manager#pkgmgr
- Avoids lock-file write attempts and improves reliability in CI.
5. Added bash -i based integration test:
- Correctly sources ~/.bashrc and evaluates alias + venv activation.
- ‘pkgmgr --help’ is now printed for debugging without failing tests.
6. Updated unit tests across all installers:
- Removed references to manifest installer.
- Adjusted expectations for new behaviors (makepkg, dpkg-buildpackage, rpmbuild).
- Added capability subsystem tests.
7. Improved flake.nix packaging logic:
- The entire project source tree is copied into the runtime closure.
- pkgmgr wrapper now executes runpy inside the packaged directory.
Together, these changes create a predictable, layered, capability-driven installer pipeline with consistent behavior across Arch, Debian, RPM, Nix, and Python layers.
