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Glacier

A source-based package manager with emphasis on scripting and manual packaging.

Advantages of Glacier

Complete control over performance:

Through customizable make options, programs can be optimized at compile time to run at peak performance.

Enhanced security:

Unlike binary-based package managers, in which the user relies on upstream to fix vulnerabilities, Glacier packages can be patched by the user. Extra security features, such as stack-smashing protection, can be compiled as well. Additionally, Glacier tries to minimize connections to external servers by storing a local package database on the system.

Concise syntax:

Glacier's command-line and package file syntax is designed to be concise and memorable.

Easy to package:

Packaging software for Glacier is very easy, should you know shell scripting already. Simply create a package file, define its variables and functions, and you're all set.

Get Glacier

Glacier can be installed on any Linux system. While not tested, it likely works on the BSDs as well.

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Copyright

Glacier is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the license, or (at your option) any later version.

Glacier is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have recieved a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Glacier. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>.