A cross-platform universal and easy to use package manager.
This crate is a binary as well as a library and features Kagero-specific filesystem utils and Orochi-specific data types and utils, but also a general-purpose Printer utility to read from and write to the command-line, with color too.
Run cargo install kagero and you're done! If you haven't already, add $HOME/.cargo/bin to your PATH.
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git clone https://github.com/Stridsvagn69420/Kagero.gitcargo install --path Kagero (Make sure $HOME/.cargo/bin is in your PATH)cd Kagerocargo build --release and copy the binary located at ./target/release/kagero[.exe]WIP.
The Kagero Package Manager originally started as jitter and was supposed to be written in Dart to use Flutter as a GUI later. This dropped later because I discovered Go and Dart didn't really fit anymore. I then decided to ditch Go - I didn't even really start with it - in favor of Rust.
The main reason why I wanted to make "jitter" was because shipping a multi-file app wtihout a package manager (Windows doesn't have any and some Linux distros have a complicated way of setting up a repository) is pain. The "jit" stood for Just-in-Time, because I wanted to package my Twitter downloader.
| | Kagero | Orochi | Kaze | libkagero | DDroid |
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| Origin of Name | Hoshidan Ninja and retainer of Ryoma | Hoshidan Diviner who served Queen Mikoto | Hoshidan Ninja | (Kagero with a lib-prefix) | D(ecentralized An)Droid |
| Teck Stack | Rust | Rust, Actix-Web (Nginx) | C#, .NET, GtkSharp, GTK+, Glade | C# Class-Library, Kotlin-Multiplatform, NPM Package, Dart Package | Kotlin, Android-App |
| Target | Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD (macOS, Unix supported) | Linux, Unix, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD (Windows, macOS supported) | Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD (macOS, Unix supported) | \ Yes, absolutely! There are many reason why I dediced to split it up: Basically, Kagero as a library and package manager gets all the features first. It's supposed to be a simple and easy package manager, so adding a GUI that 99% of users won't use would just bloat the binary and make compiling more difficult (at least on Windows). Plus, I expect this to be full of changes, so having them developed in parralel would be a hassle, and Kagero thus also functions as some kind of "test-bed". Kaze, written in C# and GtkSharp being very easy to use, functions I guess as the Debian of Kagero. Though, when there's a new revision of Kagero, libkagero/Kaze will be bumped as soon as possible. APIs are supposed to be similar anyway. The problem I encountered with Rust and a cross-platform GUI is GTK+. It's way easier to include Glade layouts in .NET because of the Like I (tried to) describe, Kagero aka. this repository and Orochi, the official server and repository manager, both written in Rust, are everything needed. Kagero serves as a binary but also crate for Orochi. Despite this, you cna use it for your own Rust projects as well.
FAQ
Why is it called Kagero?
Should I still use my system package manager (pacman, apt, rpm, etc.)
Your system package manager is far more advanced and still neccesary for updating the kernel/core elements. Currently Kagero is only for non-system software like games, applications that don't extend the core operating system (or have essential files in system folders), or fun projects.Why have 2 Package Managers with one having an extra GUI?
Kagero is the main and Kaze gets pulled behind
gtk-rs and Windows
.csproj configurations, but GtkSharp (the not-Mono version), doesn't need any extra software installed, whereas Rust needs either MSVC or MSYS2 installed and this can be a hassle for a beginner-dev to try and contribute to a cool idea.What is libkagero and why isn't the Rust version part of it?
libkagero is a repository that features official supported libraries for various languages, e.g. Kotlin, C#/.NET, Dart, etc. They're not used in any core element, but can be used to implement the entire Orochi Repository System with your game, own package manager, tool, application, etc.