upt - Man Page

upt list-backends

upt list-frontends

upt package [-f FRONTEND] [-b BACKEND] [-o OUTPUT] [--debug] [--quiet] PACKAGE

Create a package for a distribution (such as OpenBSD, Fedora, etc.) from a language-specific package archive (such as the Python Package Index, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, etc.).

Upt works with two kinds of modules:

• frontends, which parse package metadata from a software archive;
• backends, which create package definitions suitable for inclusion in your favorite distribution.

The following subcommands are available:

list-backends

List all installed backends.

list-frontends

List all installed frontends.

package [options...] <package>

Package the given package. This usually requires options, described below.

-b BACKEND, --backend BACKEND

Specify backend to use. Must be one of the values returned by “upt list-backends”. At least one backend must be installed. If only one backend is installed, this is optional; otherwise it is required. See Backends.

--debug

Print debug messages. Cannot be used with --quiet.

-f FRONTEND, --frontend FRONTEND

Specify frontend to use. Must be one of the values returned by “upt list-frontends”. At least one frontend must be installed. If only one frontend is installed, this is optional; otherwise it is required. See Frontends.

-h,  --help

Show help and return.

-o,  --output OUTPUT

Specify an output file or directory. If this option is not specified, stdout will be used (if possible). The exact meaning of this option may vary depending on the backend: it should do the most natural thing.

-q,  --quiet

Suppress all logging output. Cannot be used with --debug.

-r,  --recursive

Recursively package requirements.

upt-fedora

Create packages for Fedora

upt-freebsd

Create packages for FreeBSD

upt-guix

Create packages for GNU Guix

upt-macports

Create packages for MacPorts

upt-nix

Create packages for Nix

upt-openbsd

Create packages for OpenBSD

upt-cpan

Gather metadata about packages hosted on cpan.org

upt-pypi

Gather metadata about packages hosted on pypi.org

upt-rubygems

Gather metadata about packages hosted on rubygems.org

List installed frontends

upt list-frontends

List installed backends

upt list-backends

Package “requests” from PyPI, for use in GNU Guix

upt package -f pypi -b guix requests

Same, omitting “-b” when there is only one installed backend

upt package -f pypi requests

Same, omitting “-f” when there is only one installed frontend

upt package requests

Bugs can be reported to upt@framalistes.org. A web interface is also available at https://framagit.org/upt (one may sign in using their github.com/gitlab.com/bitbucket.org credentials). Feel free to suggest new backends and frontends.

Users are also welcome in the #upt-packaging channel on Freenode.

Cyril Roelandt <upt@framalistes.org>.