Idris2/docs/source/reference/packages.rst
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.. _ref-sect-packages:
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Packages
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Idris includes a simple system for building packages from a package
description file. These files can be used with the Idris compiler to
manage the development process of your Idris programmes and packages.
Package Descriptions
====================
A package description includes the following:
+ A header, consisting of the keyword package followed by the package
name. Package names can be any valid Idris identifier. The iPKG
format also takes a quoted version that accepts any valid filename.
+ Fields describing package contents, ``<field> = <value>``
At least one field must be the modules field, where the value is a
comma separated list of modules. For example, a library test which
has two modules ``Foo.idr`` and ``Bar.idr`` as source files would be
written as follows::
package test
modules = Foo, Bar
Other examples of package files can be found in the ``libs`` directory
of the main Idris repository, and in `third-party libraries <https://github.com/idris-lang/Idris-dev/wiki/Libraries>`_.
Metadata
--------
The `iPKG` format supports additional metadata associated with the package.
The added fields are:
+ ``brief = "<text>"``, a string literal containing a brief description
of the package.
+ ``version = "<text>"``, a version string to associate with the package.
+ ``readme = "<file>"``, location of the README file.
+ ``license = "<text>"``, a string description of the licensing
information.
+ ``authors = "<text>"``, the author information.
+ ``maintainers = "<text>"``, Maintainer information.
+ ``homepage = "<url>"``, the website associated with the package.
+ ``sourceloc = "<url>"``, the location of the DVCS where the source
can be found.
+ ``bugtracker = "<url>"``, the location of the project's bug tracker.
Directories
-----------
+ ``sourcedir = "<dir>"``, the directory to look for Idris source files.
+ ``builddir = "<dir>"``, the directory to put the checked modules and
the artefacts from the code generator.
+ ``outputdir = "<dir>"``, the directory where the code generator should
output the executable.
Common Fields
-------------
Other common fields which may be present in an ``ipkg`` file are:
+ ``executable = <output>``, which takes the name of the executable
file to generate. Executable names can be any valid Idris
identifier. the iPKG format also takes a quoted version that accepts
any valid filename.
Executables are placed in ``build/exec`` by default. The location can
be changed by specifying the ``outputdir`` field.
+ ``main = <module>``, which takes the name of the main module, and
must be present if the ``executable`` field is present.
+ ``opts = "<idris options>"``, which allows options to be passed to
Idris.
+ ``depends = <pkg name> (',' <pkg name>)+``, a comma separated list of
package names that the Idris package requires.
Comments
---------
Package files support comments using the standard Idris singleline ``--`` and multiline ``{- -}`` format.
Using Package files
===================
Given an Idris package file ``test.ipkg`` it can be used with the Idris compiler as follows:
+ ``idris2 --build test.ipkg`` will build all modules in the package
+ ``idris2 --install test.ipkg`` will install the package, making it
accessible by other Idris libraries and programs. Note that this doesn't
install any executables, just library modules.
+ ``idris2 --clean test.ipkg`` will clean the intermediate build files.
Once the test package has been installed, the command line option
``--package test`` makes it accessible (abbreviated to ``-p test``).
For example::
idris -p test Main.idr