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+apt - Advanced Packaging Tool
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+=============================
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+
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+apt is the main package management tool for Debian and its variants.
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+It enables to search and install deb packages. The underlying libraries
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+that apt is build upon are called libapt-pkg and libapt-inst.
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+
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+Coding
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+------
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+Apt is maintained in git, considering creating a branch when you
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+start hacking on it.
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+
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+Apt uses its own autoconf based build system, see README.make for
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+more details. To get started, just run:
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+```
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+$ make
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+```
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+from a fresh checkout.
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+
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+When you make changes and want to run them, make sure your
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+$LD_LIBRARY_PATH points to the new location, e.g. via:
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+```
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+$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/build/bin
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+$ ./build/bin/apt-get moo
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+```
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+
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+Testing
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+-------
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+
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+There is a extensive integration testsuite available via:
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+```
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+$ ./test/integration/run-tests
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+```
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+
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+as well as gtest-dev based integration tests available in
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+`./test/libapt` and can be run with make test.
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Michael Vogt