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author | root <root@kremium> | 2011-12-01 20:59:27 +0100 |
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committer | root <root@kremium> | 2011-12-01 20:59:27 +0100 |
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diff --git a/punani/README.md b/punani/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1b70eab7 --- /dev/null +++ b/punani/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Overview +======= +Punani is a meta packagemanager comprising a server which resolves package +requests and a client containing the logic to find the best suitable packer +on the host system. Packagenames in Punani are binaries in the PATH. All +library packages are named in the Principle of Least Surprise[1]. Different +package names can resolve into the same package. + +If you want to install the `hostname` tool, the query is + punani install hostname +on an archlinux this will result in the call : + pacman --noconfirm -Sy --needed inetutils + +[1] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_Least_Surprise + +Punani Client +============ +The punani client will determine which packer are available on the system +and then send a request to the punani server to find out how the given +package is called with the given packer. In addition to that, the client +will add flags to the packers call in order to install packages only when +needed and disable user interaction. + +Punani Server +============ + +The punani server is a web-service which resolves request in the following +manner: + localhost/$packer/$package +The result is the package-name with the given packer or 404 if not found. |