* Switch virgin root/user workflows to use *make install* + *make setup/setup-venv*
* Add Git *safe.directory /src* to avoid flake evaluation failures on mounted repos
* Enable Nix flake run in workflows and prepare */nix* for non-root execution
* Refactor Arch packaging to build in an isolated */tmp* directory via *aur_builder*
* Rename installer scripts (*run-** → *dependencies.sh* / *package.sh*) and adjust Docker entry + env var to *REINSTALL_PKGMGR*
https://chatgpt.com/share/693c29d9-9b28-800f-a549-5661c783d968
Refactor CI to clearly separate virtualenv-based container tests from pure Nix flake tests across all distros (arch, debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos).
Introduce dedicated test-env-nix workflow and Makefile targets, rename former container tests to test-env-virtual, and update stable pipeline dependencies.
Improve Nix reliability in containers by fixing installer permissions and explicitly validating nix availability and version during image build and tests.
Implemented a robust retry mechanism for cloning the yay AUR helper during Arch dependency installation.
The new logic retries the git clone operation for up to 5 minutes with a 20-second pause between attempts, allowing the build to proceed even when GitHub intermittently returns HTTP 504 errors.
This improves the stability of Arch container builds, especially under network pressure or transient upstream outages.
The yay build process now only starts once the clone step completes successfully.
https://chatgpt.com/share/693b102b-fdb0-800f-9f2e-d4840f14d329
* Move Arch-specific ignore rules into `packaging/arch/.gitignore` and simplify top-level `.gitignore`/`.dockerignore`.
* Update Arch `PKGBUILD` to sync from the project root and drop `packaging/` from the installed tree.
* Fix OS-specific `package.sh` helpers to resolve the new `packaging/*` locations correctly for Arch, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, and CentOS.
- Add dev runner main.py that prefers local src/ over installed pkgmgr
- Move Arch/Debian/Fedora packaging files under packaging/* and update build scripts
- Adjust .gitignore/.dockerignore for new packaging paths and src/source/
- Improve config defaults discovery to support src/ layout and installed packages
- Update architecture diagram and add TODO overview for TAGS/MIRROR/SIGNING_KEY
https://chatgpt.com/share/693a76a0-e408-800f-9939-868524cbef4d
- Split virgin tests into separate root and user GitHub Actions workflows
(test-virgin-root, test-virgin-user) and adjust Arch container flows
- Introduce scripts/installation/venv-create.sh and reuse it from
scripts/installation/main.sh with separate root/system and user/dev paths
- Add PKGMGR architecture & setup map (assets/map.png) and section in README
with link to the up-to-date master page
- Simplify README by removing outdated Docker quickstart, usage examples,
and AI footer
- Extend .gitignore to exclude src/source artifacts
https://chatgpt.com/share/6939bbfe-5cb0-800f-8ea8-95628dc911f5
