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2 .TH QI "1" "October 2021" "qi 2.6-rc1" "User Commands"
4 qi \- a simple but well-integrated package manager
7 \fI\,COMMAND \/\fR[\fI\,OPTIONS\/\fR] [\fI\,FILE\/\fR]...
9 Qi is a simple but well\-integrated package manager. It can create,
10 install, remove, and upgrade software packages. Qi produces binary
11 packages using recipes, which are files containing specific instructions
12 to build each package from source. Qi can manage multiple packages
13 under a single directory hierarchy. This method allows to maintain a
14 set of packages and multiple versions of them. This means that Qi could
15 be used as the main package manager or complement the existing one.
17 .SS "List of commands:"
20 Warn about files that will be installed
32 Extract packages for debugging purposes
35 Create a .tlz package from directory
38 Build packages using recipe names
41 Resolve build order through .order files
42 .SS "Options when installing, removing, or upgrading software packages:"
44 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
45 Force upgrade of pre\-existing packages
47 \fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-keep\fR
48 Keep package directory when remove/upgrade
50 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-prune\fR
53 \fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-packagedir=\fR<dir>
54 Set directory for package installations
56 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-targetdir=\fR<dir>
57 Set target directory for symbolic links
59 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-rootdir=\fR<dir>
60 Use the fully qualified named directory as
61 the root directory for all qi operations
62 Note: the target directory and the package
63 directory will be relative to the specified
64 directory, excepting the graft log file
65 .SS "Options when building software packages using recipes:"
67 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-architecture\fR
68 Set architecture name for the package
70 \fB\-j\fR, \fB\-\-jobs\fR
71 Parallel jobs for the compiler
73 \fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-keep\fR
74 Keep ${srcdir} or ${destdir} when build
76 \fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-skip\-questions\fR
77 Skip questions on completed recipes
79 \fB\-1\fR, \fB\-\-increment\fR
80 Increment release number (${release} + 1)
82 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-package\fR
83 Do not create a .tlz package
85 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-install\fR
86 Install package after the build
88 \fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-upgrade\fR
89 Upgrade package after the build
91 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-outdir=\fR<dir>
92 Where the packages produced will be written
94 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-worktree=\fR<dir>
95 Where archives, patches, recipes are expected
97 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sourcedir=\fR<dir>
98 Where compressed sources will be found
101 \fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-no\-rc\fR
102 Do not read the configuration file
104 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
105 Be verbose (an extra \fB\-v\fR gives more)
107 \fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-show\-location\fR
108 Print default directory locations and exit
110 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
111 Display this help and exit
113 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
114 Output version information and exit
116 .SS "Some influential environment variables:"
119 Temporary directory for sources
122 C compiler flags (to be used on CFLAGS)
125 C++ compiler flags (to be used on CXXFLAGS)
128 Flags for the linker (to be used on LDFLAGS)
131 C/C++ preprocessor flags (to be used on CPPFLAGS)
134 Last modification time for created packages
136 The full documentation for
138 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
142 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
146 should give you access to the complete manual.