grok

Git-Based Package Manager for C++

I wrote this project about 3 times, and eventually overengineered it to death. This was just an exercise in learning, so DO NOT USE.

how to install

In order to install grok, simply run the correct install script for your OS:

Linux

Prerequisites:

CMake

commands

create:
```
grok create
```
The create command is used to create a new package (project). It will ask you a series of questions that it will use to generate a .grokpackage file, and then a .grokmake file (which is cmake code generated from the package)
use:
```
grok use [<package_name>[, <package_release>]]
```
The use command will track down a dependency, save it to the .grok folder, and apply it to your project. If a <package_release> was provided, then it will also be applied.
update:
```
grok update [<package_name>[, <package_release>]]
```
The update command retrieves updates from the repository of the package and saves them to your .grok folder. If a <package_release> was provided, then it will also be applied.
apply:
```
grok apply
```
The apply command allows you to regenerate your .grokmake file if any changes have occurred that grok is unaware of.
sync:
```
grok sync
```
The sync command will pull down the registry from grok's source. This updates your local registry to be aware of any potentially new packages that may have been added.

package registry

The registry of packages is [currently] hosted with the source code. If you would like to add your package to the registry, simply fork grok, add your .grokpackage file, and open a pull-request back into the original repository.

why another package manager?

This was my first C++ project. It felt like the perfect size and complexity to get my proverbial feet wet. This is not intended for production use (though admittedly, I probably will).

limitations

I currently am not planning to support dependency version mis-matches, like when two dependencies depend on another package, but both want to use a different "release".