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tools:cpm [2017-04-11 17:42] – [Installing the Curry Package Manager] mh | tools:cpm [2018-01-15 17:30] – [Available Packages] mh | ||
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The Curry Package Manager (CPM) is a tool to distribute and | The Curry Package Manager (CPM) is a tool to distribute and | ||
- | install Curry libraries and tools and manage version dependencies | + | install Curry libraries and applications |
between them. | between them. | ||
These libraries are organized in packages. | These libraries are organized in packages. | ||
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(w.r.t. its API and behavior) with a previous version of | (w.r.t. its API and behavior) with a previous version of | ||
the same package. | the same package. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Available Packages ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | There are more than [[http:// | ||
+ | (including more than 400 modules). | ||
+ | There is a [[http:// | ||
+ | with more detailed information (e.g., API documentation). | ||
+ | These packages can immediately be downloaded or installed when CPM is installed (see below). | ||
===== Installing the Curry Package Manager ===== | ===== Installing the Curry Package Manager ===== | ||
- | CPM is already part of recent | + | CPM is already part of recent |
- | PAKCS (Version 1.14.3 or higher) and KiCS2 (Version 0.5.2 or higher). | + | [[http:// |
+ | [[http:// | ||
If you have some older version of PAKCS or KiCS2, you can also | If you have some older version of PAKCS or KiCS2, you can also | ||
install CPM from its public repository. | install CPM from its public repository. | ||
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3> make | 3> make | ||
- | If this was successful, the binary '' | + | If this was successful, the binary '' |
directory '' | directory '' | ||
- | of tools distributed | + | of applications |
directory '' | directory '' | ||
- | the binary '' | + | the binary '' |
link from some path directory to this binary. | link from some path directory to this binary. | ||
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Now you can clone a copy of the central package index repository by | Now you can clone a copy of the central package index repository by | ||
- | > cpm update | + | > cypm update |
Afterwards, you can show a short list of all packages in this index by | Afterwards, you can show a short list of all packages in this index by | ||
- | > cpm list | + | > cypm list |
The command | The command | ||
- | > cpm info PACKAGE | + | > cypm info PACKAGE |
can be used to show more information about a package. | can be used to show more information about a package. | ||
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Therefore, to initialize it and use other packages, you need | Therefore, to initialize it and use other packages, you need | ||
a package description file in some project directory. | a package description file in some project directory. | ||
- | All this can be created by the command '' | + | All this can be created by the command '' |
- | some questions: | + | |
- | > cpm new | + | > cypm new myproject |
- | Create a new package | + | |
- | -------------------- | + | |
- | What is the name of the new package? myproject | + | |
- | What is the first version of the package? [0.0.1] | + | |
- | Who is the author of the package? Joe Curry < | + | |
- | Please provide a short (one line) summary of what the package does: | + | |
- | > This is just for testing. | + | |
- | A new package in the directory 'myproject' has been created. | + | |
- | Please go into this directory, add dependencies in ' | + | |
- | and run 'cpm install' | + | |
- | As you will see, an initial package description file '' | + | This command creates a new project directory '' |
- | and a subdirectory '' | + | containing |
- | for your project, add it as a dependency in '' | + | and a subdirectory '' |
+ | If you need some other package for your project, | ||
+ | add it as a dependency in '' | ||
Then run | Then run | ||
- | > cpm install | + | > cypm install |
to install all dependencies of the current package. | to install all dependencies of the current package. | ||
Afterwards, start your interactive Curry environment by | Afterwards, start your interactive Curry environment by | ||
- | > cpm curry | + | > cypm curry |
and you will be able to load the modules of the current package | and you will be able to load the modules of the current package | ||
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so that you can directly load any program you have stored | so that you can directly load any program you have stored | ||
in this directory. | in this directory. | ||
+ | For instance, if the module '' | ||
+ | directory '' | ||
+ | (e.g., KiCS2 or PAKCS) by | ||
+ | |||
+ | > cypm curry :load Main | ||
===== Manual and Further Documentation ===== | ===== Manual and Further Documentation ===== | ||
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However, if you have developed some package that might be of | However, if you have developed some package that might be of | ||
interest to other Curry users, please send the package | interest to other Curry users, please send the package | ||
- | as a zip file, or just the package description file | + | as a tar or zip file to |
- | '' | + | |
- | available git archive) | + | |
packages (AT) curry-language.org | packages (AT) curry-language.org |