🛠️ repoForge

Automated Linux Repository Indexer & AUR Engine

Created by Neuwj

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Overview

repoForge is a high-performance terminal utility engineered in C++ to streamline the management of Linux package repositories and automate the Arch User Repository (AUR) workflow. It enables developers to generate complex repository architectures and prepare packages for deployment within seconds.

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Key Features

• Repository Skeleton — Automatically constructs the essential directory hierarchy (pool, dists, keys) for both APT and RPM repositories.
• Scanning & Indexing — Efficiently scans Debian packages to generate and update Packages.gz index files.
• AUR Automation — Utilizes Docker containers to generate PKGBUILD and .SRCINFO files, facilitating secure pushes to AUR via SSH.
• Multi-Distro Support — Built with native compatibility for APT (Debian/Ubuntu/MX Linux), DNF (Fedora/RHEL), and Pacman (Arch) ecosystems.
• Smart Environment — Proactively identifies and installs missing dependencies such as dpkg-dev, createrepo_c, and docker based on the host system.

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Installation

Debian / Ubuntu

# Add the GPG key for secure package verification
curl -fsSL [https://neuwj-00.github.io/byte-knight/keys/public.key](https://neuwj-00.github.io/byte-knight/keys/public.key) | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/byte-knight-keyring.gpg

# Add the official repository to your APT sources
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/byte-knight-keyring.gpg] [https://neuwj-00.github.io/byte-knight/debian](https://neuwj-00.github.io/byte-knight/debian) stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/byte-knight.list

# Update package lists and install repoForge
sudo apt update
sudo apt install repoforge

FEDORA / RHEL

# Add the repository configuration
sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/byte-knight.repo <<EOF
[byte-knight]
name=byte-knight Official Repository
baseurl=[https://neuwj-00.github.io/byte-knight/rpm/](https://neuwj-00.github.io/byte-knight/rpm/)
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
EOF

# Install the package
sudo dnf install repoforge

Build from source

# Clone the repository
git clone [https://github.com/Neuwj-00/byte-knight.git](https://github.com/Neuwj-00/byte-knight.git)
cd byte-knight/source

# Compile with C++17 standard
g++ -std=c++17 -O2 -o repoforge repoForge.cpp

# Install the binary to the system path
sudo install -Dm755 repoforge /usr/bin/repoforge

Usage After launching the utility, navigate the interactive menu to manage your repository:

Create Repo Skeleton: Initializes the repository root and subdirectory structure.

Scan and Index: Processes local .deb packages and refreshes indexing metadata.

AUR Automation Engine: Triggers the Docker-assisted secure packaging and AUR submission process.

Install Required Tools: Executes a system-specific installation of necessary backend utilities.

repoForge
├── .directory
├── README.md
├── debian
│   └── repoforge_0.0.9_amd64.deb
├── rpm 
└── source
    └── repoForge.cpp

📫 Contact Developer: Neuwj

Email: neuwj@bk.ru

GitHub: Neuwj-00