Package Management

This is a short index of the available package management related documentation.

=> Package Management Infrastructure

provides an overview of what components belong to Haiku’s package management infrastructure and how they work and interact.

=> Building Packages

gives information on various aspects of the package building process.

=> Boot Volume Directory Structure

outlines the directory structure of a package management powered Haiku boot volume.

=> Haiku Package File Format

specifies in detail the file format of Haiku package files (HPKG) and Haiku package repository files (HPKR).

=> Packaging Policy

defines the policy for creating Haiku packages.

=> Hybrid Builds

provides some information regarding hybrid builds.

=> Migration to Package Management

lists the changes that users should expect when migrating to a package management Haiku.

=> Bootstrapping Haiku

explains the process of bootstrapping Haiku and third-party packages.

=> TODO

is a list of package management related work still to be done.

=> Blog posts

on package management (the Batisseur ones are only indirectly package management related).

=> Package Management Ideas

is a collection of thoughts and discussions regarding package management. It has been partially obsoleted by the progress on the package management implementation.

=> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNZQQM5zU-Q&list=PL3FFCD4C6D384A302

is a video playlist of Ingo and Oliver explaining and demonstrating the package management branch at BeGeistert 2011.

Below are links to source code related to Haiku’s package management.

• Package management has been merged into “master”, so see the

=> Haiku

and

=> Buildtools

repositories for that

=> HaikuPorts

contains the build recipes of various ports.

=> haikuports.cross

contains the minimal set of build recipes to bootstrap a new Haiku architecture.

=> haikuporter

is the tool to create binary packages from build recipes.

=> Building Packages

=> Building a Package with the “package” Command

=> The .PackageInfo

=> Version Strings

=> Package File Names

=> Example package file

=> Building a Package with “haikuporter”

=> Boot Volume Directory Structure

=> Haiku Package File Format

=> The Data Container Format

=> Header

=> Heap

=> TOC

=> Attribute Data Types

=> Strings

=> Main TOC

=> Attribute Values

=> Package Attributes

=> The Archive Format

=> Attribute IDs

=> TOC Attributes

=> The Package Format

=> Attribute IDs

=> Haiku Package Repository Format

=> The Data Container Format

=> Header

=> Attribute IDs

=> Hybrid Builds

=> General Requirements

=> Secondary Architecture Package Requirements

=> Package Management Infrastructure

=> Software Installation Locations

=> Software Installation

=> Manual Installation

=> Installation via Package Manager

=> Application Bundles

=> Installation Location Order and Consistency

=> Software Repositories

=> Standard Repositories

=> The Package Kit

=> Localization

=> Migration to Package Management

=> Changes for Users

=> Changes for Application Developers

=> Changes for Haiku Developers

=> Changes for Porters

=> Packaging Policy

=> Multiple Packages per Software

=> Provides Declaration

=> Documentation

=> Data Files

=> Writable and Settings Files and Directories

=> Post-Installation Scripts

=> Pre-Uninstallation Scripts

=> Bootstrapping Haiku

=> Prerequisites

=> Configuring and Building

=> How it works

=> Format of hpkg Source Repository

=> Haiku Architecture Ports

=> packagefs

=> Package Daemon

=> Package building

=> Package kit/manager

=> Boot loader

=> Package/package repository format

=> Miscellaneous

=> Package Management Ideas

=> Requirements

=> HaikuBits

=> Bundles

=> Management

=> Dependencies

=> Updates

=> Implementation

=> Bundles

=> Install or not?

=> Merged

=> Self-contained

=> Settings

=> Multiple Application Version

=> Dependency Hell

=> Avoiding

=> Tacking

=> libalpm

=> Pros

=> Cons

=> Brainstorming Results from BeGeistert

=> Package Format

=> References