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

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

User pages:

Developer & maintainer pages:

  • GitHub
  • How to build (TBD)
  • How to publish (TBD)

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 repository.

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, xpm provides a very convenient way of publishing the software packages, using the same central repository as npm.

xpm CLI commands

Configuring xpm

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 experimental and should not be used in sensitive production environments.

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