A package manager for Linux From Scratch.
Scratchpkg is a package manager built in order to manage packages for the Linux From Scratch system/distro. This package manager is fully written in bash. The package building script uses the port system like in Arch's makepkg, CRUX's pkgmk and NuTyX's cards. Packages are built and installed into a temporary location using DESTDIR method and are afterwards compressed in a file directory using tar.
Installing the packaged tar means it is extracted into real system. After that all files extracted is recorded into an index directory. So scratchpkg will track all installed files. Scratchpkg can automatically resolve dependencies order. Scratchpkg reads the build script (spkgbuild) in the ports directory in order to get all necessary variables and functions before building them.
spkgbuild is build script sourced by buildpkg to build the package.
The example of spkgbuild as follows:
# description : This is example package
# backup : etc/example.conf etc/foobar.conf
# depends : package1 package2 package3
# noextract : example.tar.gz foobar.tar.xz
name=foobar
version=1.0.0
release=1
options=(!docs libtool)
source=(https://dl.example.com/foobar.tar.xz
$name-$version.tar.gz::https://github.com/achieve/$version.tar.gz
example.conf)
build() {
cd $name-$version
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
make DESTDIR=$PKG install
install -d $SRC/example.conf $PKG/etc/example.conf
}
You can also use headers (except for description, as it needs for search function of scratch) as array, example:
backup=(etc/example.conf etc/foobar.conf)
depends=(package1 package2 package3)
noextract=(example.tar.gz foobar.tar.xz)
Note: When create new package, its recommended to build using fakeroot first to make sure the build script is not broken and leave untracked file inside system.
description: Short description for package.backup: File need backup when upgrading package (without leading with '/').depends: All required dependencies, separate with space.noextract: Specify file no need to extract, separate with space.name: Package name, need same as port directory's name.version: Package's version.release: Package's release version, useful when build script need change with same package version.options: Package's build options, see 'Package options' for available options.source: Package's source urls, separate with space, can use as<new-source-name>::<source-url>to save source file with different name (seespkgbuildexample).
This options is set in /etc/scratchpkg.conf for global options:
OPTIONS=()
For per package, set options in package's spkgbuild:
options=()
Add ! in front of options to disable it, example for disable strip and remove empty directory in package (per package) as follows:
options=(!strip !emptydirs)
Available options:
libtool: Keep libtool file (*.la) in packages.
emptydirs: Keep empty directories in packages.
strip: Strip symbols from binaries/libraries.
docs: Keep docs directories specified by DOC_DIRS.
purge: Remove files specified in PURGE_FILES.
zipman: Compress manual (man and info) pages in MAN_DIRS with gzip.
buildflags: Enable buildflags (CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS).
makeflags: Enable makeflags (MAKEFLAGS).
pkgbuild is a tool to build package from ports. Is will source spkgbuild to get build information before creating package. Package is created into <name>-<version>-<release>.spkg.txz format. To build package, you need cd into port directory before run pkgbuild command.
Usage:
pkgbuild [ <options> <arguments> ]
Options:
-i, --install install package into system
-u, --upgrade upgrade package
-r, --reinstall reinstall package
-d, --no-dep skip dependency check
-c, --ignore-conflict ignore conflict when installing package
-v, --verbose verbose install process
-f, --force-rebuild rebuild package
-m, --ignore-mdsum skip md5sum checking
-g, --genmdsum generate md5sum
-o, --download-only download only source file
-e, --extract-only extract only source file
-w, --keep-work keep working directory
-h, --help show this help message
--srcdir=<path> override directory path for sources
--pkgdir=<path> override directory path for compiled package
--no-preinstall skip preinstall script before build/install package
--no-postinstall skip postinstall script after install package
--no-preupgrade skip preupgrade script before upgrade package
--no-postupgrade skip postupgrade script after upgrade package
--no-color disable color
--no-backup skip backup configuration file when upgrading package
--redownload re-download source file
Example:
pkgbuild -irw this will force rebuild, install package and keep working directory
Note:
* use pkgbuild without any options will only download source and build package by using other default options
* pkgbuild need run inside port directory
pkgadd is a tool to install and upgrade package created by pkgbuild. Install package is simply extract
<name>-<version>-<release>.spkg.txz by using tar into real system then save list extracted file into package INDEX_DIR.
Upgrading package is also using same extract as install, it will replace old files then compare list file from old and new
package and remove old file which not exist in new package (like Slackware pkgtool does).
Usage:
pkgadd package.spkg.txz <options>
Options:
-u, --upgrade upgrade package
-r, --reinstall reinstall package
-d, --no-dep skip dependency check
-c, --ignore-conflict ignore conflict when installing package
-v, --verbose print files installed
-h, --help show this help message
--no-preinstall skip preinstall script before build/install package
--no-postinstall skip postinstall script after install package
--no-preupgrade skip preupgrade script before upgrade package
--no-postupgrade skip postupgrade script after upgrade package
--no-backup skip backup when upgrading package
--no-orphan-check skip orphaned package check after install package
--no-color disable colour for output
Example:
pkgadd foobar-1.0-1.spkg.txz -uc --no-backup upgrade package foobar-1.0-1 without backup its
old configuration files and skip conflict check
pkgdel is a tool to remove package from system. It will read file listed in package INDEX_DIR and remove it.
Usage:
pkgdel [ <options> <package name> ]
Options:
-d, --no-dep skip dependency check
-v, --verbose print removed files
-h, --help show this help message
--no-preremove don't run pre-remove script
--no-postremove don't run post-remove script
--no-color disable colour for output
Example:
pkgdel firefox -dv --no-preremove remove package firefox, skipping dependency check,
print deleted files and skipp pre-remove script
scratch is front-end for pkgbuild, pkgadd and pkgdel. Its changed directory in ports and call pkgbuild to build package, then
pkgadd to install package into system. Its also has some extra functions like search packages, check dependency, dependent,
orphan package, duplicate ports, list installed package and etc. Run scratch help to see available functions.
Usage:
scratch [ mode ] [ <pkgname> <options> ]
mode:
install <packages> install packages and its dependencies
upgrade <packages> upgrade packages and install new dependencies (if any)
build <package> build only packages
remove <packages> remove packages in system
depends <package> show depends of a package
deplist <packages> show list dependencies of a package
search <pattern> search packages in port's repos
lock <packages> lock packages from upgrade
unlock <packages> unlock packages from upgrade
listport <repo> list ports of a repo
cat <package> view a package build scripts
dependent <package> show package's dependent
own <file> show package's owner of file
pkgtree <package> show list files of installed package
path <package> show package's buildscripts path
sync update port's repo
sysup full system update
dup print duplicate ports in repo
readme print readme file if exist
listinst list installed package in system
listorphan list orphan package
integrity check integrity of package's files
outdate check for outdate packages
cache print leftover cache
rmcache remove leftover cache
missingdep check for mising dependency of installed package
foreignpkg print package installed without port in repo
listlocked print locked packages
help print this help message
options for:
build
-f, --force-rebuild force rebuild
-m, --skip-mdsum skip md5sum check for sources
-d, --no-dep skip dependency check
-e, --extract extract only
-w, --keep-work keep woring directory
-o, --download download source files only
--redownload re-download source files
--srcdir=<path> override default SOURCE_DIR
--pkgdir=<path> override default PACKAGE_DIR
--no-preinstall skip pre-install script
install
-d, --no-dep skip installing dependencies
-c, --ignore-conflict skip file conflict check
-r, --reinstall reinstall installed package
-v, --verbose print install process
--no-preinstall skip pre-install script
--no-postinstall skip post-install script
upgrade
-d, --no-dep skip installing dependencies (new dependencies)
-c, --ignore-conflict skip file conflict check
-v, --verbose print install process
--no-backup skip backup configuration file
--no-preupgrade skip pre-upgrade script
--no-postupgrade skip post-upgrade script
remove
-d, --no-dep skip dependency check
-v, --verbose print removed files
--no-preremove skip pre-remove script
--no-postremove skip post-remove script
global options:
--no-color disable colour for output
--debug debug scratch script
Example:
scratch install firefox gvfs -cv build and install required dependencies and target package itself,
ignore file conflict check and be verbose.
scratch remove firefox gvfs -dv remove package firefox and gvfs from system, ignore dependent check
and be verbose
Extra tools is some scripts come with scratchpkg to help users do things more easier. More extra scripts may added from time to time.
s-chroot: Chroot script.s-libdepends: Script to list package depends by shared libraries.s-portcreate: Script to create template port.s-updateconf: Script to update configuration files (*.spkgnew).revdep: A reverse dependency script (like in Gentoo and CRUX, but my version), need to run after upgrade and remove package to check broken package(s). Specify package name if want to check single package only.
hook is specified command need to run after install/remove/upgrade package. hook suffix is *.hook and need to be placed in
HOOK_DIR (default is /etc/hook/). The example of hook file for gdk-pixbuf package as follows:
# description : Probing GDK-Pixbuf loader modules...
# operation : install upgrade remove
# target : usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/
exechook() {
/usr/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
}
description: Short description, printed when cmd executed.operation: Specify when cmd need to run, available options; install, upgrade & remove.target: Path file/directory checked need to run the cmd (without leading with '/').exechook(): Command need to run should be in this function.
Install scripts is a bash script contains command need to run before/after install/upgrade/remove packages in system. The suffix
of install script is <portname>.install. This install script need to placed in port directory and later will included in tar-ed
package. The script contains the following functions which run at different times:
pre_build(): The script is run right before package is built.pre_install(): The script is run right before files are extracted. One argument is passed: new package version.post_install(): The script is run right after files are extracted. One argument is passed: new package version.pre_upgrade(): The script is run right before files are extracted. Two arguments are passed in the following order: new package version, old package version.post_upgrade(): The script is run right after files are extracted. Two arguments are passed in the following order: new package version, old package version.pre_remove(): The script is run right before files are removed. One argument is passed: old package version.post_remove(): The script is run right after files are removed. One argument is passed: old package version.
Example of install script for dbus.install:
pre_install() {
getent group messagebus >/dev/null || groupadd -g 18 messagebus
getent passwd messagebus >/dev/null || useradd -c "D-Bus Message Daemon User" -d /var/run/dbus -u 18 -g messagebus -s /bin/false messagebus
}
post_install() {
dbus-uuidgen --ensure
}
/etc/scratchpkg.repo is file to define repo directory and url to sync/update port's. This is example default
/etc/scratchpkg.repo;
#
# /etc/scratchpkg.repo : scratchpkg repo file
#
# format:
# <repo directory> <repo url for sync>
#
/usr/ports/core https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmett1/ports/master/core
/usr/ports/xorg https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmett1/ports/master/xorg
/usr/ports/xfce4 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmett1/ports/master/xfce4
/usr/ports/kf5 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmett1/ports/master/kf5
/usr/ports/lxde https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmett1/ports/master/lxde
/usr/ports/extra https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmett1/ports/master/extra
/usr/ports/git https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmett1/ports/master/git
/usr/ports/wip https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emmett1/ports/master/wip
Note: url is optional. Add if need to sync it.
Installing is performed by just simply execute/running the file INSTALL.sh:
./INSTALL.sh
If packaging, append DESTDIR=/tmp/path in front of your command:
DESTDIR=/tmp/path ./INSTALL.sh