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title: "Manafiles"
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description: "Config file and package tracking utility."
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navigation: false
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date: "2021-09-04"
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img: "/img/manafiles-unit-test.png"
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tags:
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- C++20
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- CMake
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- Software
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---
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<small>Config file and package tracking utility.<br>
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Repository at
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[GitHub](https://github.com/riyyi/manafiles){target="_blank"},
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[GitLab](https://gitlab.com/riyyi/manafiles){target="_blank"} or
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[Gitea](https://git.riyyi.com/riyyi/manafiles){target="_blank"}.
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</small>
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Written in C++20, using the build tool CMake.
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The goal of this project is simple reproducibility of a Linux system, without
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using symlinks. This is achieved by managing configuration files and keeping
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track of what packages were installed.
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In order to use the same bundle of files for multiple systems, the program
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allows to specify variables inside of the configuration files. These
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configuration lines will then get commented or uncommented when pushing the
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configuration to the system, depending on the value of the variables. The
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variables that are supported are the `distribution` the `hostname`, the
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`username`, and the display `session`, which is either X.Org or Wayland.
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Below an example of a variable block, where I set the amount of jobs the
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compiler will use, depending on the hostname, because my desktop has more cores
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than my laptop.
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```
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# >>> hostname=arch-desktop
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MAKEFLAGS="-j8"
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# <<<
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# >>> hostname=arch-laptop
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# MAKEFLAGS="-j4"
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# <<<
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```
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List of features:
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- Manage dotfiles and system config files.
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- Selectively comment and uncomment depending on machine configuration.
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- Store a list of all installed packages.
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- Install packages from a stored list.
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- Pattern matching in the config file and cli arguments.
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- Test suite with unit tests, using my own macros.
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Pictured below is the output of running the test suite:
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<div class="row">
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<div class="col-6">
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</div>
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</div>
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