This package manager was created to replace opkg in low memory environments. (openmoko/slugos/more?)
It will hopefully be both memory efficient and fast, though the emphasis is on memory efficiency, since we have unlimited time though not unlimited memory.
It is not yet in development, it's in the characterization stage. Please feel free to help, as this is the most important part.
Please read the introduction section source code: git://github.com/tasn/npkg.git
npkg (Nano pkg) conforms to the following coding convention: Coding Conventions Please read and follow.
Please help and add ideas to the projects wiki pages. (for instance the features page)
This list includes all the actions it should be able to do (even trivial ones)
Should be able to:
The basic design is a library, this section lists the needed api.
It seems like using sqlite3 and libcurl are the best solutions for our purposes. I'm considering using glib as well for data structures, though about that I'm still not sure and would like someone to help me think about pros and cons.
It'll probably be written in C and maybe at first will use shell (bash?) scripts for help when needed. (although target is C only).
In conclusion:
Probable dependencies:
Please add yourself to this list if you think you'd like to give us a hand (specify nick/name, area of expertise and a way to contact)