Install a package :
pm install [--dry-run] [--allow-same-version] package.tar
Uninstall a package
pm uninstall [--purge] [--dry-run] pakageName
List installed packages :
pm list-installed [--include-removed]\

Package format

File tree

A package is a tar archive with the following data structure

/
|---DATA
|---CONTROL
    |---manifest

The DATA folder contain all files installed by the package. The DATA folder is the / of the OS similar of how install work.

Manifest file

The manifest file describe the package. It is a serialization compatible file.

{
    manifestVersion = "1.0",
    package = "example",
    dependencies = {
        ["neededpackage"] = "=1.0"
    },
    configFiles = {
        "/etc/example.conf"
    }, --list configurations files that need to be left on update / uninstallation of the package
    name = "Example Package",
    version = "1.0.0",
    description = "Package description",
    authors = "AR2000AR",
    note = "Extra bit of information",
    hidden = false,
    repo = "https://github.com/AR2000AR/openComputers_codes"
}

manifestVersion :

The manifest file version. Currently 1.0

package :

The package's name. Different from the display name.

dependencies :

The package's dependencies. The key is a package name, and value a version. Version is in the format [>=]major.minor.patch. minor and patch can be omitted.

configFiles :

A table of all configurations files. They will not be overridden on update or removed by default during uninstallation.

name :

The display name

version :

The package's version. Version is in the format major.minor.patch. minor and patch can be omitted.
A other valid version number is "oppm" for oppm packages without a version number

description :

Package's description

note :

Extra information about the package

authors :

List of authors

hidden :

Hide the package from package managers's install candidate list

repo :

URL to the source code

Packaging a application

Manually

Create a folder with the same file structure as describe above
Write the package manifest's file
Create a tar archive with the tool of your choice. For example, while being the the folder, do tar -c -f ../mypackage.tar *

From a cloned oppm repo

Call the repoPackager.py from the terminal while in the repository. If the default settings don't fit your need, call it with the -h option to see what can be changed.