Create own packages

McClane

I'm a programmer and I want to make packages of my own programs, but I read the documentation many times and I can't understand it. It is oriented to update packages from the repository but not about creating a package from scratch.
Can you please help me to understand?
Thanks in advance and have a nice day.

WhiteWolf

You have everything here: https://help.getsol.us/docs/packaging/creating-a-new-package
if you need local repo for your packages all info is in this documentation.

Sebastian

A good place to seek help and get in contact with Solus devs are the Solus Matrix chanels, especially Support chanel and Packaging chanel:
https://matrix.to/#/#solus:matrix.org

McClane

Thank you White Wold and Sebastian for your reply.
The problem is I cannot make go-task work. When I type:
go-task /home/solus-packages init
stat /home/live/solus-packages/common/Tasks/Taskfile.qt5.yml: no such file or directory
Where is Taskfile.qt5.yml?

Staudey

McClane The problem is I cannot make go-task work. When I type:
go-task /home/solus-packages init
stat /home/live/solus-packages/common/Tasks/Taskfile.qt5.yml: no such file or directory

So, there seem to be a couple of things amiss here:

The actual command from the documentation is go-task -d ~/solus-packages init (note the -d switch)
The output you posted doesn't match the command above it (/home/solus-packages vs. /home/live/solus-packages). Perhaps you mistyped?
Judging by the live username it seems you're using the live ISO environment to create your packaging environment. I don't think this is supported, and might lead to all sorts of issues. I'd recommend creating a VM/container/etc. with a proper Solus installation before continuing.

McClane Where is Taskfile.qt5.yml?

Taskfile.qt5.yml is part of the same repository as the main Taskfile, so unless you've only cloned part of the repository it should be available.

(https://github.com/getsolus/packages/blob/main/common/Tasks/Taskfile.qt5.yml)

Make sure to follow the documentation exactly https://help.getsol.us/docs/packaging/prepare-for-packaging

McClane

Yes, I know the live environment is not the way to do it. I'm doing it because I'm trying to learn and I have to install less packages.
Is it possible to build a package without cloning the entire repository? (I think this is my last question).
Thanks for your patience.

alfisya

McClane Is it possible to build a package without cloning the entire repository?

If you want to build the packages that is available in Solus repository or planning to add it, you have to clone the repo. No other way that is supported.

Staudey

McClane Is it possible to build a package without cloning the entire repository? (I think this is my last question).

Yes, but you'll either have to copy/clone at least parts of the repository (Taskfile.yml, the common folder) or do things a more manual way (calling solbuild/ypkg directly)

McClane

alfisya That's the point. I don't want to publish packages, I want to make packages for myself.

alfisya

McClane If you want to compile a program for your own use, you don't have to use any of Solus tooling(eopkg, ypkg, solbuild). Just follow this one step and follow the developer instruction on how to compile their program. Each program should have their own instruction documented somewhere.