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Why it is worth attention

It combines a source-based ports-style approach with a multi-source package database, all implemented in Zig as a single static binary with no runtime dependencies.

Who it is for

Zig developers interested in systems programming
Linux users who prefer compiling from source
Hobbyists exploring package manager internals
Users of Crux, KISS, or Void Linux wanting a unified tool

Use cases

Installing software from source with auto-detected build systems
Learning how a package manager fetches, builds, and stages packages
Testing build system compatibility across multiple recipe formats
Personal daily-driver experiment for source-based Linux installations

Strengths

Written in Zig, compiles to a single static binary with no runtime
Aggregates recipes from three Linux distributions (Void, Crux, KISS) with deterministic dedup
Auto-detects build systems (autotools, make, cmake, meson) without manual configuration
Minimal design: does a few things well and stays out of the way

Considerations

Early stage learning project, not production-ready
Requires external tools (git, curl, tar, bash, awk, C toolchain) for operation
No dependency resolution or file-list based removal yet
Limited to Linux; no cross-platform support mentioned

README quick start

⚡ zp

A minimal, source-based package manager written in Zig.

Fetch. Build. Install. From source — no prebuilt binaries.

📖 About

zp is a small, source-based, ports-style package manager written in Zig.

Instead of downloading prebuilt binaries, zp fetches a package's source tarball, auto-detects its build system, compiles it, and installs it on your machine. The idea is borrowed from Crux / KISS Linux / Void xbps-src — but the tool itself is written in Zig (single static binary, no runtime) and pulls its package database from multiple upstream sources at once.

⚠️ Early stage / learning project. zp is a work in progress and a personal daily-driver experiment. Not production-ready — use at your own risk.

✨ Features

🔨 Source-based installs — fetch → unpack → build → install, fully from source
🔍 Build-system auto-detection — configure (autotools), make, cmake, meson
🌐 Multi-source package database — aggregates recipes from Void, Crux, and KISS
🧹 Deterministic dedup — one name = one package, with source priority void > crux > kiss
⚡ Written in Zig — compiles to a single static binary
🧩 Minimal by design — does a few things and stays out of your way

🏗️ How it works

zp -i 
   │
   ├─ 1. look up  in /var/zp/mirrors/zp.packages   (name → url)
   ├─ 2. curl the source tarball into /var/zp/install/
   ├─ 3. unpack into /var/zp/build/   (tar --strip-components=1)
   ├─ 4. auto-detect the build system and build:
   │        ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install DESTDIR=/var/zp/pkg
   │        cmake -B _zb && cmake --build _zb && DESTDIR=/var/zp/pkg cmake --install _zb
   │        meson setup _zb && meson compile && DESTDIR=/var/zp/pkg meson install
   │        make && make install DESTDIR=/var/zp/pkg
   └─ 5. copy the staged box /var/zp/pkg/. into the system prefix

Package database

The database (/var/zp/mirrors/zp.packages, format name url) is generated by gen.sh, which is created on zp --init. It:

clones / updates the Void, Crux, and KISS recipe trees,
parses each source's recipe format (Void template, Crux Pkgfile, KISS sources),
normalizes download URLs,
merges everything with an awk de

Description

A minimal, source-based package manager

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