13 Qi is a source builder and a package manager:
15 It contains a set of (individual) tools to build, install, remove,
16 and upgrade software packages. It follows the philosophy of simplicity
17 without adding too many features, such as those that can be found in
18 popular package managers. Basically it does two things: builds
19 packages and manages them.
21 Qi constructs the sources using recipe names, files that contain
22 specific instructions to build every source. As result, a binary
23 package is obtained which can be installed, removed, upgraded, or
24 inspected in the system.
26 The packages are managed thanks to an external tool called
27 _graft(1)_, which provides a mechanism for managing multiple packages
28 under a single directory hierarchy, it was inspired by both Depot
29 (Carnegie Mellon University) and Stow (Bob Glickstein). In this
30 aspect, Qi complements Graft: it can work with packages, check them,
31 solve conflicts, and more...
37 - A (POSIX) compatible shell.
39 - Graft: http://peters.gormand.com.au/Home/tools
41 Perl (http://www.perl.org) is required in order to run graft(1).
44 Take into account when graft is installed, you can define some
45 macros like PACKAGEDIR and TARGETDIR. To be consistent use the
46 same paths when `configure', adjusting it via --packagedir and
47 --targetdir options. If you have not changed the default values
48 used on the graft installation, you can avoid these steps, since
49 Qi uses the same values for PACKAGEDIR and TARGETDIR of graft.
51 - Lzip: http://lzip.nongnu.org
53 - A mktemp(1) implementation: http://www.mktemp.org
55 To configure, make and install qi, type:
61 See `./configure --help' for more information.
63 To install in a different location, DESTDIR is supported. This is
64 useful for package distributors:
66 $ make DESTDIR=/tmp/qi install
70 The Qi home page can be found at `http://www.dragora.org'.
71 Send bug reports or suggestions to <dragora-users@nongnu.org>.