App::instopt - Download and install software
This document describes version 0.011 of App::instopt (from Perl distribution App-instopt), released on 2019-10-07.
See instopt script.
Usage:
cleanup_download_dir(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Remove older versions of downloaded software.
This function is not exported.
This function supports dry-run operation.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
download_dir => dirname
install_dir => dirname
program_dir => dirname
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.
Return value: (any)
cleanup_install_dir(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Remove inactive versions of installed software.
compare_versions(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Compare installed vs downloaded vs latest versions of installed software.
download(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Download latest version of one or more software.
arch => software::arch
softwares_or_patterns* => array[str]
download_all(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Download latest version of all known software.
list_downloaded(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
List all downloaded software.
detail => bool
list_downloaded_versions(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
List all downloaded versions of a software.
software* => str
list_installed(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
List all installed software.
detail => true
list_installed_versions(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
List all installed versions of a software.
update(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Update a software to the latest version.
download => bool (default: 1)
Whether to download latest version from URLor just find from download dir.
symlink => bool (default: 1)
Whether to use symlink to create the latest version directory.
The default is to use symlink. This will create a symlink to the latest version directory, e.g.:
firefox -> firefox-69.0.2
Then the program will be symlinked from this directory, e.g.:
/usr/local/bin/firefox -> /opt/firefox/firefox
Another alternative (when this option is set to false) is to use hardlink. A directory (firefox) will be copied from the latest version directory (e.g. firefox-69.0.2). Then a file (firefox/instopt.version) will be written to contain the version number (69.0.2). Then, as usual, the program will be symlinked from this directory, e.g.:
firefox
firefox-69.0.2
firefox/instopt.version
69.0.2
Currently hardlinking is performed using the cp command (with the option -la), so you need to have this on your system (normally present on all Unix systems).
cp
-la
update_all(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Update all installed software.
Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-instopt.
Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-instopt.
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-instopt
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
This software is copyright (c) 2019, 2018 by perlancar@cpan.org.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
To install App::instopt, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm App::instopt
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install App::instopt
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.