haiku/docs/develop/build/repositories

HaikuPorts build-packages repository

The build/jam/repositories/HaikuPorts directory contains RemotePackageRepository files which detail packages and repositories leveraged during Haiku's build process.

Warning: The URL packages are obtained from are determined by the sha256sum of the repository file.

Updating

Each RemotePackageRepository jam file in this directory is processed by src/tools/hardlink_packages.py on the HaikuPorts package server.

1. Latest RemotePackageRepository jam file in git is downloaded on package server.
2. Packages are added to HaikuPorts by automatic or manual means.
3. hardlink_packages is provided all the relevant directories and RemotePackageRepository file
4. hardlink_packages performs additional modification of the RemotePackageRepository and creates build repositories (https://eu.hpkg.haiku-os.org/haikuports/master/build-packages/)
5. The modified RemotePackageRepository file is copied back to the developers system and checked in to git.

Container Process

Here is the fastest way to update this as of today. Improvements are needed. Replace (ARCH) with architecture, (USER) with your non-root user.

Prepare the build-packages repository

as root on limerick.ams3.haiku-os.org...

1. wget https://git.haiku-os.org/haiku/plain/build/jam/repositories/HaikuPorts/(ARCH) -O /var/lib/docker/volumes/ci_data_master_(ARCH)/_data/(ARCH)
2. Enter the buildmaster container: docker exec -it $(docker ps | grep ci_buildmaster_master_(ARCH) | awk '{ print $1 }') /bin/bash -l
3. apt update; apt install -y vim python3 python3-pkg-resources
4. edit the repository define, add the needed packages, _devel packages, and add base package to source section.
5. ln -s /var/buildmaster/package_tools/package_repo /usr/bin/package_repo
6. export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/var/buildmaster/package_tools
7. ./package_tools/hardlink_packages.py (ARCH) ./(ARCH) /var/packages/repository/master/(ARCH)/current/packages/ /var/packages/build-packages/master/
8. exit; cp /var/lib/docker/volumes/ci_data_master_(ARCH)/_data/(ARCH) /home/(USER)/(ARCH); chown (USER) /home/(USER)/(ARCH);

Pull the repostory file and commit it

From your local system...

1. scp -P2222 (USER)@limerick.ams3.haiku-os.org:./(ARCH) ./(ARCH)
2. commit the updated repostory define without modifying it in any way