This module implements the basics for Linux distribution ("distro") detection and the OS's native package manager. Its primary purpose is to produce output for Nimble packages like:
To complete the installation, run: sudo apt-get libblas-dev sudo apt-get libvoodoo
The above output could be the result of a code snippet like:
if detectOs(Ubuntu): foreignDep "lbiblas-dev" foreignDep "libvoodoo"
Types
Distribution {...}{.pure.} = enum Windows, ## some version of Windows Posix, ## some Posix system MacOSX, ## some version of OSX Linux, ## some version of Linux Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Fedora, RedHat, OpenSUSE, Manjaro, Elementary, Zorin, CentOS, Deepin, ArchLinux, Antergos, PCLinuxOS, Mageia, LXLE, Solus, Lite, Slackware, Androidx86, Puppy, Peppermint, Tails, AntiX, Kali, SparkyLinux, Apricity, BlackLab, Bodhi, TrueOS, ArchBang, KaOS, WattOS, Korora, Simplicity, RemixOS, OpenMandriva, Netrunner, Alpine, BlackArch, Ultimate, Gecko, Parrot, KNOPPIX, GhostBSD, Sabayon, Salix, Q4OS, ClearOS, Container, ROSA, Zenwalk, Parabola, ChaletOS, BackBox, MXLinux, Vector, Maui, Qubes, RancherOS, Oracle, TinyCore, Robolinux, Trisquel, Voyager, Clonezilla, SteamOS, Absolute, NixOS, ## NixOS or a Nix build environment AUSTRUMI, Arya, Porteus, AVLinux, Elive, Bluestar, SliTaz, Solaris, Chakra, Wifislax, Scientific, ExTiX, Rockstor, GoboLinux, BSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Haiku
- the list of known distributions Source Edit
Consts
LacksDevPackages = {Distribution.Gentoo, Distribution.Slackware, Distribution.ArchLinux}
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Procs
proc foreignCmd(cmd: string; requiresSudo = false) {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}
- Registers a foreign command to the intern list of commands that can be queried later. Source Edit
proc foreignDepInstallCmd(foreignPackageName: string): (string, bool) {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}
- Returns the distro's native command line to install 'foreignPackageName' and whether it requires root/admin rights. Source Edit
proc foreignDep(foreignPackageName: string) {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}
- Registers 'foreignPackageName' to the internal list of foreign deps. It is your job to ensure the package name Source Edit
proc echoForeignDeps() {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}
- Writes the list of registered foreign deps to stdout. Source Edit