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- add repos.toml source/binary repo configuration with arch overrides and priorities
- add dependency planner/execution plan flow with interactive provider selection and --yes support
- expand binary repo DB metadata (sha512, dependencies, file lists) and repo owns/search helpers
- add rootfs-scoped fd locking and minisign detached signing/verification helpers
- add Meson build/test support for the project with builddir-local CARGO_HOME/CARGO_TARGET_DIR
- install contrib example configs into sysconfdir (/etc/depot.d layout) via Meson
- improve builder env handling (sanitized PATH, tool env passthrough, CXXFLAGS support)
- support += appends in package specs and add build.flags.cxxflags parsing
- prompt for git credentials when private repo auth is required
- update docs/examples and dependency setup (system libs, zstdmt, tempfile pin)
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# depot
Depot is a source-based package manager designed for Linux. It focuses on reproducibility, atomic installations, and ease of cross-compilation.
## Features
- **Source-based**: Downloads, extracts, and builds packages from source.
- **Dependency Management**: Automatically handles build-time and runtime dependencies.
- **Atomic Installation**: Uses a transactional approach to ensure system consistency.
- **Multi-system Build Support**: Built-in support for Autotools, CMake, Meson, Rust (Cargo), and custom build scripts.
- **Cross-Compilation**: Easily build packages for different architectures using cross-toolchains.
- **Repository Management**: Create and manage local package repositories.
## Quick Start
### Building Depot
```bash
cargo build --release
```
### Installing a Package
To install a package from a spec file:
```bash
depot install packages/zlib.toml
```
To install from a pre-built package archive:
```bash
depot install zlib-1.2.11-1-x86_64.depot.pkg.tar.zst
```
## Command Reference
- `install <SPEC_OR_ARCHIVE>`: Build and install a package.
- Resolves a full dependency plan first (binary repos and/or source specs), then executes in dependency order.
- Use `--yes` for non-interactive confirmation/provider selection.
- Use `--dry-run` to print the plan without performing work.
- `remove <PACKAGE>`: Remove an installed package.
- `build <SPEC>`: Build a package and create an archive without installing.
- Resolves and offers to install missing build/test dependencies before fetching/building.
- `info <PACKAGE_OR_SPEC>`: Show information about a package.
- `search <QUERY>`: Search enabled source/binary repos by package name and provided features.
- Use `--files` to search binary repo metadata file lists.
- `owns <PATH>`: Show which installed package owns a path.
- `list`: List all installed packages.
- `repo owns <PATH>`: Query binary repo metadata for path ownership.
- `repo create [DIR]`: Create a repository database from a directory of packages.
- `config`: Show current configuration and overrides.
## Package Specification
Packages are defined using TOML files. Here is a basic example:
```toml
[package]
name = "example"
version = "1.0.0"
description = "An example package"
homepage = "https://example.com"
license = "MIT"
[[source]]
url = "https://example.com/example-$version.tar.gz"
sha256 = "..."
extract_dir = "example-$version"
[build]
type = "autotools"
flags = { configure = ["--enable-feature"] }
[dependencies]
build = ["gcc", "make"]
runtime = ["libc"]
```
## Configuration
Depot can be configured via `/etc/depot.d/` (or relative to the rootfs).
- `/etc/depot.d/build.toml`: System-wide build overrides and flag appends.
- `/etc/depot.d/package.toml`: Package-specific overrides.