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# NFPM
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2020-05-24 21:09:47 +02:00
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2020-07-10 07:20:33 +02:00
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2020-05-24 21:09:47 +02:00
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2020-08-17 22:44:04 +02:00
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NFPM is a simple, 0-dependencies, `deb`, `rpm` and `apk` packager.
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## Why
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2020-07-10 07:06:39 +02:00
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While [fpm][] is great, for me, it is a bummer that it depends on `ruby`, `tar`
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and other softwares.
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2020-07-10 07:06:39 +02:00
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I wanted something that could be used as a binary and/or as a library and that
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was really simple.
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2020-07-10 07:16:16 +02:00
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So I decided to create NFPM: a **simpler**, **0-dependency**,
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**as-little-assumptions-as-possible** alternative to fpm.
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2020-07-10 07:20:33 +02:00
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## NFPM is Not FPM
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This is a subtle way of saying it wont have all features, nor all
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formats that fpm has: it is supposed to be simpler.
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And that's OK!, most of us don't need all those features most of the time.
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[fpm]: https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm
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## How does it work?
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You create a YAML file with the definition of what you need, run the `nfpm`
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binary, and it takes care of everything.
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The same config file can be used to create both the RPM and Deb packages.
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