ci: migrate tests to reusable workflows and introduce stable-tag pipeline

- convert all test workflows to reusable workflow_call
- add central CI workflow for branches and PRs
- add mark-stable workflow triggered on main pushes
- ensure stable tag updates only after all tests succeed
- remove duplicated triggers from test workflows
`

https://chatgpt.com/share/693aa4a6-7460-800f-ba47-cfc15b1b2236

.dockerignore

@@ -25,7 +25,5 @@ venv/
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
 
-# Arch pkg artifacts
+# Logs
-*.pkg.tar.*
 *.log
-package-manager-*

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test-unit:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
+
+  test-integration:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
+
+  test-container:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-container.yml
+
+  test-e2e:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
+
+  test-virgin-user:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-virgin-user.yml
+
+  test-virgin-root:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-virgin-root.yml

.github/workflows/mark-stable.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Mark stable commit
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  test-unit:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-unit.yml
+
+  test-integration:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
+
+  test-container:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-container.yml
+
+  test-e2e:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
+
+  test-virgin-user:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-virgin-user.yml
+
+  test-virgin-root:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-virgin-root.yml
+
+  mark-stable:
+    needs:
+      - test-unit
+      - test-integration
+      - test-container
+      - test-e2e
+      - test-virgin-user
+      - test-virgin-root
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # to move the tag
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Move 'stable' tag to this commit
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          echo "Tagging commit $GITHUB_SHA as stable…"
+
+          # delete local tag if exists
+          git tag -d stable 2>/dev/null || true
+          # delete remote tag if exists
+          git push origin :refs/tags/stable || true
+
+          # create new tag on this commit
+          git tag stable "$GITHUB_SHA"
+          git push origin stable
+
+          echo "✅ Stable tag updated."

.github/workflows/test-container.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 name: Test OS Containers
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_call:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - master
-      - develop
-      - "*"
-  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   test-container:

.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 name: Test End-To-End
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_call:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - master
-      - develop
-      - "*"
-  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   test-e2e:

.github/workflows/test-integration.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 name: Test Code Integration
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_call:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - master
-      - develop
-      - "*"
-  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   test-integration:

.github/workflows/test-unit.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 name: Test Units
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_call:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - master
-      - develop
-      - "*"
-  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   test-unit:

.github/workflows/test-virgin-root.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 name: Test Virgin Root
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_call:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - master
-      - develop
-      - "*"
-  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   test-virgin-root:

.github/workflows/test-virgin-user.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 name: Test Virgin User
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_call:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - master
-      - develop
-      - "*"
-  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   test-virgin-user:

.gitignore

@@ -14,17 +14,8 @@ venv/
 dist/
 build/*
 *.egg-info/
-pkg
-src/source
 package-manager-*
 
-# debian 
-debian/package-manager/
-debian/debhelper-build-stamp
-debian/files
-debian/.debhelper/
-debian/package-manager.substvars
-
 # Editor files
 .vscode/
 .idea/
@@ -35,6 +26,9 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Nix Cache to speed up tests
 .nix/
+.nix-dev-installed
 
 # Ignore logs
 *.log
+
+result

README.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ installation layers, and setup controller flow:
 
 ![PKGMGR Architecture](assets/map.png)
 
-**Diagram status:** *Stand: 10. Dezember 2025*  
+**Diagram status:** *Stand: 11. Dezember 2025*  
 **Always-up-to-date version:** https://s.veen.world/pkgmgrmp
 
 ## Installation ⚙️

TODO.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# to-dos
+
+For the following checkout the implementation map:
+
+- Implement TAGS
+- Implement MIRROR
+- Implement SIGNING_KEY

flake.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1765186076,
+        "narHash": "sha256-hM20uyap1a0M9d344I692r+ik4gTMyj60cQWO+hAYP8=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "addf7cf5f383a3101ecfba091b98d0a1263dc9b8",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}

flake.nix

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
       packages = forAllSystems (system:
         let
           pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
+
+          # Single source of truth for pkgmgr: Python 3.11
+          # - Matches pyproject.toml: requires-python = ">=3.11"
+          # - Uses python311Packages so that PyYAML etc. are available
+          python = pkgs.python311;
           pyPkgs = pkgs.python311Packages;
         in
         rec {
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@
               pyPkgs.wheel
             ];
 
-            # Runtime dependencies (matches [project.dependencies])
+            # Runtime dependencies (matches [project.dependencies] in pyproject.toml)
             propagatedBuildInputs = [
               pyPkgs.pyyaml
               pyPkgs.pip
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@
 
             pythonImportsCheck = [ "pkgmgr" ];
           };
+
           default = pkgmgr;
         }
       );
@@ -65,29 +71,42 @@
       devShells = forAllSystems (system:
         let
           pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
-          pkgmgrPkg = self.packages.${system}.pkgmgr;
 
           ansiblePkg =
             if pkgs ? ansible-core then pkgs.ansible-core
             else pkgs.ansible;
 
-          # Python 3 + pip für alles, was "python3 -m pip" macht
+          # Use the same Python version as the package (3.11)
-          pythonWithPip = pkgs.python3.withPackages (ps: [
+          python = pkgs.python311;
+
+          pythonWithDeps = python.withPackages (ps: [
             ps.pip
+            ps.pyyaml
           ]);
         in
         {
           default = pkgs.mkShell {
             buildInputs = [
-              pythonWithPip
+              pythonWithDeps
-              pkgmgrPkg
               pkgs.git
               ansiblePkg
             ];
 
             shellHook = ''
+              # Ensure our Python with dependencies is preferred on PATH
+              export PATH=${pythonWithDeps}/bin:$PATH
+
+              # Ensure src/ layout is importable:
+              #   pkgmgr lives in ./src/pkgmgr
+              export PYTHONPATH="$PWD/src:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
+              # Also add repo root in case tools/tests rely on it
+              export PYTHONPATH="$PWD:$PYTHONPATH"
+
               echo "Entered pkgmgr development shell for ${system}"
-              echo "pkgmgr CLI is available via the flake build"
+              echo "Python used in this shell:"
+              python --version
+              echo "pkgmgr CLI (from source) is available via:"
+              echo "  python -m pkgmgr.cli --help"
             '';
           };
         }

main.py

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Ensure local src/ overrides installed package
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+SRC = ROOT / "src"
+if SRC.is_dir():
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(SRC))
 
 from pkgmgr.cli import main
 

packaging/arch/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Arch pkg artifacts
+*.pkg.tar.*
+*.log
+package-manager-*
+src/
+pkg/

packaging/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ makedepends=('rsync')
 install=${pkgname}.install
 
 # Local source checkout — avoids the tarball requirement.
-# This assumes you build the package from inside the main project repository.
+# We build from the project root (two levels above packaging/arch/).
 source=()
 sha256sums=()
 
@@ -24,12 +24,18 @@ _srcdir_name="source"
 
 prepare() {
   mkdir -p "$srcdir/$_srcdir_name"
+
+  local project_root
+  project_root="$(cd "$startdir/../.." && pwd)"
+
   rsync -a \
     --exclude=".git" \
     --exclude=".github" \
     --exclude="pkg" \
     --exclude="srcpkg" \
-    "$startdir/" "$srcdir/$_srcdir_name/"
+    --exclude="packaging" \
+    --exclude="assets" \
+    "$project_root/" "$srcdir/$_srcdir_name/"
 }
 
 build() {
@@ -62,7 +68,8 @@ package() {
     "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/PKGBUILD" \
     "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/Dockerfile" \
     "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/debian" \
+    "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/packaging" \
     "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/.gitignore" \
     "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/__pycache__" \
-    "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/.gitkeep"
+    "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/.gitkeep" || true
 }

packaging/debian/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# debian 
+package-manager/
+debhelper-build-stamp
+files
+.debhelper/
+package-manager.substvars

pyproject.toml

@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ pkgmgr = "pkgmgr.cli:main"
 # -----------------------------
 # setuptools configuration
 # -----------------------------
-# We use find_packages(), not a fixed list,
+# Source layout: all packages live under "src/"
-# and explicitly include pkgmgr* and config*
+[tool.setuptools]
+package-dir = { "" = "src", "config" = "config" }
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
-where = ["."]
+where = ["src", "."]
 include = ["pkgmgr*", "config*"]
 
-# Ensure defaults.yaml is shipped inside wheels & nix builds
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 "config" = ["defaults.yaml"]

scripts/installation/arch/package.sh

@@ -3,10 +3,21 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 echo "[arch/package] Building Arch package (makepkg --nodeps)..."
 
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
+PKG_DIR="${PROJECT_ROOT}/packaging/arch"
+
+if [[ ! -f "${PKG_DIR}/PKGBUILD" ]]; then
+  echo "[arch/package] ERROR: PKGBUILD not found in ${PKG_DIR}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+cd "${PKG_DIR}"
+
 if id aur_builder >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   echo "[arch/package] Using 'aur_builder' user for makepkg..."
-  chown -R aur_builder:aur_builder "$(pwd)"
+  chown -R aur_builder:aur_builder "${PKG_DIR}"
-  su aur_builder -c "cd '$(pwd)' && rm -f package-manager-*.pkg.tar.* && makepkg --noconfirm --clean --nodeps"
+  su aur_builder -c "cd '${PKG_DIR}' && rm -f package-manager-*.pkg.tar.* && makepkg --noconfirm --clean --nodeps"
 else
   echo "[arch/package] WARNING: user 'aur_builder' not found, running makepkg as current user..."
   rm -f package-manager-*.pkg.tar.*

scripts/installation/centos/package.sh

@@ -4,8 +4,17 @@ set -euo pipefail
 echo "[centos/package] Setting up rpmbuild directories..."
 mkdir -p /root/rpmbuild/{BUILD,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}
 
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
+SPEC_PATH="${PROJECT_ROOT}/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec"
+
+if [[ ! -f "${SPEC_PATH}" ]]; then
+  echo "[centos/package] ERROR: SPEC file not found: ${SPEC_PATH}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "[centos/package] Extracting version from package-manager.spec..."
-version="$(grep -E '^Version:' package-manager.spec | awk '{print $2}')"
+version="$(grep -E '^Version:' "${SPEC_PATH}" | awk '{print $2}')"
 if [[ -z "${version}" ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: Version missing!"
   exit 1
@@ -15,13 +24,13 @@ srcdir="package-manager-${version}"
 echo "[centos/package] Preparing source tree: ${srcdir}"
 rm -rf "/tmp/${srcdir}"
 mkdir -p "/tmp/${srcdir}"
-cp -a . "/tmp/${srcdir}/"
+cp -a "${PROJECT_ROOT}/." "/tmp/${srcdir}/"
 
 echo "[centos/package] Creating source tarball..."
 tar czf "/root/rpmbuild/SOURCES/${srcdir}.tar.gz" -C /tmp "${srcdir}"
 
 echo "[centos/package] Copying SPEC..."
-cp package-manager.spec /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/
+cp "${SPEC_PATH}" /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/
 
 echo "[centos/package] Running rpmbuild..."
 cd /root/rpmbuild/SPECS

scripts/installation/debian/package.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,25 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 echo "[debian/package] Building Debian package..."
 
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
+
+BUILD_ROOT="/tmp/package-manager-debian-build"
+rm -rf "${BUILD_ROOT}"
+mkdir -p "${BUILD_ROOT}"
+
+echo "[debian/package] Syncing project sources to ${BUILD_ROOT}..."
+rsync -a \
+  --exclude 'packaging/debian' \
+  "${PROJECT_ROOT}/" "${BUILD_ROOT}/"
+
+echo "[debian/package] Overlaying debian/ metadata from packaging/debian..."
+mkdir -p "${BUILD_ROOT}/debian"
+cp -a "${PROJECT_ROOT}/packaging/debian/." "${BUILD_ROOT}/debian/"
+
+cd "${BUILD_ROOT}"
+
+echo "[debian/package] Running dpkg-buildpackage..."
 dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
 
 echo "[debian/package] Installing generated DEB package..."

scripts/installation/fedora/package.sh

@@ -4,8 +4,17 @@ set -euo pipefail
 echo "[fedora/package] Setting up rpmbuild directories..."
 mkdir -p /root/rpmbuild/{BUILD,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}
 
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
+SPEC_PATH="${PROJECT_ROOT}/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec"
+
+if [[ ! -f "${SPEC_PATH}" ]]; then
+  echo "[fedora/package] ERROR: SPEC file not found: ${SPEC_PATH}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "[fedora/package] Extracting version from package-manager.spec..."
-version="$(grep -E '^Version:' package-manager.spec | awk '{print $2}')"
+version="$(grep -E '^Version:' "${SPEC_PATH}" | awk '{print $2}')"
 if [[ -z "${version}" ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: Version missing!"
   exit 1
@@ -15,13 +24,13 @@ srcdir="package-manager-${version}"
 echo "[fedora/package] Preparing source tree: ${srcdir}"
 rm -rf "/tmp/${srcdir}"
 mkdir -p "/tmp/${srcdir}"
-cp -a . "/tmp/${srcdir}/"
+cp -a "${PROJECT_ROOT}/." "/tmp/${srcdir}/"
 
 echo "[fedora/package] Creating source tarball..."
 tar czf "/root/rpmbuild/SOURCES/${srcdir}.tar.gz" -C /tmp "${srcdir}"
 
 echo "[fedora/package] Copying SPEC..."
-cp package-manager.spec /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/
+cp "${SPEC_PATH}" /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/
 
 echo "[fedora/package] Running rpmbuild..."
 cd /root/rpmbuild/SPECS

scripts/installation/ubuntu/package.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,25 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 echo "[ubuntu/package] Building Ubuntu (Debian-style) package..."
 
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
+
+BUILD_ROOT="/tmp/package-manager-ubuntu-build"
+rm -rf "${BUILD_ROOT}"
+mkdir -p "${BUILD_ROOT}"
+
+echo "[ubuntu/package] Syncing project sources to ${BUILD_ROOT}..."
+rsync -a \
+  --exclude 'packaging/debian' \
+  "${PROJECT_ROOT}/" "${BUILD_ROOT}/"
+
+echo "[ubuntu/package] Overlaying debian/ metadata from packaging/debian..."
+mkdir -p "${BUILD_ROOT}/debian"
+cp -a "${PROJECT_ROOT}/packaging/debian/." "${BUILD_ROOT}/debian/"
+
+cd "${BUILD_ROOT}"
+
+echo "[ubuntu/package] Running dpkg-buildpackage..."
 dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
 
 echo "[ubuntu/package] Installing generated DEB package..."

scripts/test/test-e2e.sh

@@ -10,24 +10,24 @@ for distro in $DISTROS; do
 
   docker run --rm \
     -v "$(pwd):/src" \
-    -v pkgmgr_nix_store_${distro}:/nix \
+    -v "pkgmgr_nix_store_${distro}:/nix" \
     -v "pkgmgr_nix_cache_${distro}:/root/.cache/nix" \
     -e PKGMGR_DEV=1 \
     -e TEST_PATTERN="${TEST_PATTERN}" \
     --workdir /src \
     --entrypoint bash \
-    "package-manager-test-$distro" \
+    "package-manager-test-${distro}" \
     -c '
-      set -e
+      set -euo pipefail
 
       # Load distro info
       if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
         . /etc/os-release
       fi
 
-      echo "Running tests inside distro: $ID"
+      echo "Running tests inside distro: ${ID:-unknown}"
 
-      # Load nix environment if available
+      # Load Nix environment if available
       if [ -f "/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh" ]; then
         . "/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh"
       fi
@@ -43,8 +43,18 @@ for distro in $DISTROS; do
         exit 1
       }
 
-      # Mark the mounted repository as safe to avoid Git ownership errors
+      # Mark the mounted repository as safe to avoid Git ownership errors.
+      # Newer Git (e.g. on Ubuntu) complains about the gitdir (/src/.git),
+      # older versions about the worktree (/src). Nix turns "." into the
+      # flake input "git+file:///src", which then uses Git under the hood.
+      if command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Worktree path
         git config --global --add safe.directory /src || true
+        # Gitdir path shown in the "dubious ownership" error
+        git config --global --add safe.directory /src/.git || true
+        # Ephemeral CI containers: allow all paths as a last resort
+        git config --global --add safe.directory '*' || true
+      fi
 
       # Run the E2E tests inside the Nix development shell
       nix develop .#default --no-write-lock-file -c \

scripts/test/test-integration.sh

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ docker run --rm \
     set -e;
     git config --global --add safe.directory /src || true;
     nix develop .#default --no-write-lock-file -c \
-      python -m unittest discover \
+      python3 -m unittest discover \
         -s tests/integration \
         -t /src \
         -p "$TEST_PATTERN";

scripts/test/test-unit.sh

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ docker run --rm \
     set -e;
     git config --global --add safe.directory /src || true;
     nix develop .#default --no-write-lock-file -c \
-      python -m unittest discover \
+      python3 -m unittest discover \
         -s tests/unit \
         -t /src \
         -p "$TEST_PATTERN";

src/pkgmgr/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Top-level pkgmgr package.
+
+We deliberately avoid importing heavy submodules (like the CLI)
+on import to keep unit tests fast and to not require optional
+dependencies (like PyYAML) unless they are actually used.
+
+Accessing ``pkgmgr.cli`` will load the CLI module lazily via
+``__getattr__``. This keeps patterns like
+
+    from pkgmgr import cli
+
+working as expected in tests and entry points.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from importlib import import_module
+from typing import Any
+
+__all__ = ["cli"]
+
+
+def __getattr__(name: str) -> Any:
+  """
+  Lazily expose ``pkgmgr.cli`` as attribute on the top-level package.
+
+  This keeps ``import pkgmgr`` lightweight while still allowing
+  ``from pkgmgr import cli`` in tests and entry points.
+  """
+  if name == "cli":
+      return import_module("pkgmgr.cli")
+  raise AttributeError(f"module 'pkgmgr' has no attribute {name!r}")

src/pkgmgr/core/config/load.py

@@ -197,13 +197,8 @@ def _load_layer_dir(
 
 def _load_defaults_from_package_or_project() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     """
-    Fallback: Versuche Defaults aus dem installierten Paket ODER
+    Fallback: load default configs from various possible install or development
-    aus dem Projekt-Root zu laden:
+    layouts (pip-installed, editable install, source repo with src/ layout).
-
-      <pkg_root>/config_defaults
-      <pkg_root>/config
-      <project_root>/config_defaults
-      <project_root>/config
     """
     try:
         import pkgmgr  # type: ignore
@@ -211,14 +206,25 @@ def _load_defaults_from_package_or_project() -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {"directories": {}, "repositories": []}
 
     pkg_root = Path(pkgmgr.__file__).resolve().parent
-    project_root = pkg_root.parent
+    roots = set()
 
-    candidates = [
+    # Case 1: installed package (site-packages/pkgmgr)
-        pkg_root / "config_defaults",
+    roots.add(pkg_root)
-        pkg_root / "config",
+
-        project_root / "config_defaults",
+    # Case 2: parent directory (site-packages/, src/)
-        project_root / "config",
+    roots.add(pkg_root.parent)
-    ]
+
+    # Case 3: src-layout during development:
+    #   repo_root/src/pkgmgr -> repo_root
+    parent = pkg_root.parent
+    if parent.name == "src":
+        roots.add(parent.parent)
+
+    # Candidate config dirs
+    candidates = []
+    for root in roots:
+        candidates.append(root / "config_defaults")
+        candidates.append(root / "config")
 
     for cand in candidates:
         defaults = _load_layer_dir(cand, skip_filename=None)
@@ -227,7 +233,6 @@ def _load_defaults_from_package_or_project() -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
     return {"directories": {}, "repositories": []}
 
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Hauptfunktion
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------