Kevin Veen-Birkenbach 16a9d55d4f Refactor pkgmgr installers, introduce capability-based execution, and replace manifest layer
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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.
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Package Manager🤖📦

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Kevins's Package Manager is a configurable Python tool designed to manage multiple repositories via Bash. It automates common Git operations such as clone, pull, push, status, and more. Additionally, it handles the creation of executable wrappers and alias links for your repositories.

Features 🚀

  • Installation & Setup:
    Create executable wrappers with auto-detected commands (e.g. main.sh or main.py).

  • Git Operations:
    Easily perform git pull, push, status, commit, diff, add, show, and checkout with extra parameters passed through.

  • Configuration Management:
    Manage repository configurations via a default file (config/defaults.yaml) and a user-specific file (config/config.yaml). Initialize, add, delete, or ignore entries using subcommands.

  • Path & Listing:
    Display repository paths or list all configured packages with their details.

  • Custom Aliases:
    Generate and manage custom aliases for easy command invocation.

Installation ⚙️

Clone the repository and ensure your ~/.local/bin is in your system PATH:

git clone https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/package-manager.git
cd package-manager

Install make and pip if not installed yet:

pacman -S make python-pip

Then, run the following command to set up the project:

make setup

The make setup command will:

  • Make main.py executable.
  • Install required packages from requirements.txt.
  • Execute python main.py install to complete the installation.

Docker Quickstart 🐳

Alternatively to installing locally, you can use Docker: build the image with

docker build --no-cache -t pkgmgr .

or alternativ pull it via

docker pull kevinveenbirkenbach/pkgmgr:latest

and then run

docker run --rm pkgmgr --help

Usage 📖

Run the script with different commands. For example:

  • Install all packages:
    pkgmgr install --all
    
  • Pull updates for a specific repository:
    pkgmgr pull pkgmgr
    
  • Commit changes with extra Git parameters:
    pkgmgr commit pkgmgr -- -m "Your commit message"
    
  • List all configured packages:
    pkgmgr config show
    
  • Manage configuration:
    pkgmgr config init
    pkgmgr config add
    pkgmgr config edit
    pkgmgr config delete <identifier>
    pkgmgr config ignore <identifier> --set true
    

License 📄

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author 👤

Kevin Veen-Birkenbach
https://www.veen.world


Repository: github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/package-manager

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