test-package/README.md

test-package

Usage

Simple package to test both eternity and eon

Build with

eternity build

Install with

eon install <output file>.epk

The eternity.json file

The eternity.json file contains various options to configure the build and metadata of the package. Below is a breakdown of the available options:

metadata

• author: The author of the package. Example: "Example"
• name: The name of the package. Example: "test-package"
• desc: A short description of the package. Example: "A wonderful test package"
• longDesc: A detailed description of the package. Example: "A very wonderful package\nWith a very long\nDescription!"
• version: The version of the package. Example: "1.0.2"
• license: The license under which the package is distributed. Example: "MIT"
• arch: The architecture for which the package is built. Example: "x86_64"
• deps: A list of dependencies required by the package. Example: []
• specialFiles: Special files that have specific handling rules.
  • noDelete: Files that should not be deleted. Example: ["/etc/config.conf"]
  • noReplace: Files that should not be replaced. Example: ["/var/hi/cache.thing"]

build

• type: The type of build environment. Example: "host"
• deps: A list of build dependencies. Example: []
• steps: The steps to build the package.
  • Example:

    [
        "g++ -c src/main.cpp -o main.o",
        "mkdir -p build/usr/bin",
        "g++ main.o -o build/usr/bin/test-package"
    ]
    

• root: The root directory for the build output. Example: "build"
• files: The directory containing the source files. Example: "src"