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 install libblas-dev
sudo apt-get install libvoodoo

The above output could be the result of a code snippet like:

if detectOs(Ubuntu):
  foreignDep "lbiblas-dev"
  foreignDep "libvoodoo"

See packaging for hints on distributing Nim using OS packages.

Imports

strutils, osproc, os

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, Artix, 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, Void, BSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFlyBSD, Haiku: the list of known distributions Source Edit

Vars

foreignDeps: seq[string] = @[]: Registered foreign deps. Source Edit

Consts

LacksDevPackages = {Distribution.Gentoo, Distribution.Slackware, Distribution.ArchLinux, Distribution.Artix, Distribution.Antergos, Distribution.BlackArch, Distribution.ArchBang}: Source Edit

Procs

proc echoForeignDeps() {....raises: [], tags: [].}: Writes the list of registered foreign deps to stdout. Source Edit
proc foreignCmd(cmd: string; requiresSudo = false) {....raises: [], tags: [].}: Registers a foreign command to the internal list of commands that can be queried later. Source Edit
proc foreignDep(foreignPackageName: string) {....raises: [], tags: [].}: Registers foreignPackageName to the internal list of foreign deps. It is your job to ensure that the package name is correct. Source Edit
proc foreignDepInstallCmd(foreignPackageName: string): (string, bool) {. ...raises: [], tags: [].}: Returns the distro's native command to install foreignPackageName and whether it requires root/admin rights. Source Edit

Templates

template detectOs(d: untyped): bool: Distro/OS detection. For convenience, the required Distribution. qualifier is added to the enum value. Source Edit