A tool to manage dependencies for generic multi-version source and binary packages, inspired by npm.

Quicklinks

If you already know the general facts about xpm, you can directly skip to the desired pages.

User pages:

• Install
• Support
• Releases
• npmjs.com (published versions)

Developer & maintainer pages:

• GitHub
• MAINTAINER

Overview

xpm stands for xPack package manager and is a Node.js CLI application to manage xPacks; it can install both source and binary xPacks.

xpm is an extension to npm and shares the same public packages repository (npmjs.com).

The open source project is hosted on GitHub as xpack/xpm-js.

xPacks overview

xPacks are general purpose multi-version software packages, built on top of the highly successful npm packages in the Node.js JavaScript ecosystem.

Please read the xPacks Overview and xPack 101 pages.

Purpose

The main purpose of the xpm CLI tool is to install xPacks, including all dependent xPacks, and to easily update them when new versions are released.

For developers, the xPack tools provide a very convenient way of publishing the software packages, using the same central repository as npm.

xpm CLI commands

• xpm
• xpm init
• xpm install
• xpm link
• xpm list
• xpm run
• xpm uninstall

Configuring xpm

• folders - folder structures used by xpm
• files
  • package.json

License

The original content is released under the MIT License, with all rights reserved to Liviu Ionescu.

The design is heavily influenced by the npm application, Copyright (c) npm, Inc. and Contributors, Licensed on the terms of The Artistic License 2.0.

Note

The xpm tool is currently work in progress and should be used with caution.

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