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| author | Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> | 2014-07-10 20:53:20 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Vogt <mvo@debian.org> | 2014-07-10 20:53:20 +0200 |
| commit | 67c160fb95359506bca3e2899ea4851abdb157c4 (patch) | |
| tree | b9c62520e51f09389cb57b83d769ddfee4bd84ef | |
| parent | 881de4cd8d432313e0ede1cc5857cae5b217e6d2 (diff) | |
| parent | c4d749b78a46e69887ec9662851f180e587f2d34 (diff) | |
Merge remote-tracking branch 'mvo/feature/README' into debian/sid
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1a7f6f224 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +apt - Advanced Packaging Tool +============================= + +apt is the main package management tool for Debian and its variants. +It enables to search and install deb packages. The underlying libraries +that apt is build upon are called libapt-pkg and libapt-inst. + +Coding +------ +Apt is maintained in git, considering creating a branch when you +start hacking on it. + +Apt uses its own autoconf based build system, see README.make for +more details. To get started, just run: +``` +$ make +``` +from a fresh checkout. + +When you make changes and want to run them, make sure your +$LD_LIBRARY_PATH points to the new location, e.g. via: +``` +$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/build/bin +$ ./build/bin/apt-get moo +``` + +Testing +------- + +There is a extensive integration testsuite available via: +``` +$ ./test/integration/run-tests +``` + +as well as gtest-dev based integration tests available in +`./test/libapt` and can be run with make test. + |