User:Dubiousjim/Developer Documentation

Developer Documentation

Package Management

• Package Management (apk) (How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)
  • How to enable APK caching
• Upgrading to Edge
• Alpine local backup (lbu) (Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)

Packaging

• Creating an Alpine package
• Description of the abuild tree
• Description of the aports tree
• APKBUILD Reference
• Package policies
• Apkindex format
• Alpine Release Testing Checklist
• Alpine Package Testing Suite Work in progress

Development

• How to make a custom ISO image
• How to setup a Alpine Linux mirror
• Setup your system and account for building packages
• Setting up a compile vserver
• Setting up a compile vserver for third party packages

Git

• Development using git
• Migrate SVN to Git

Alpine Configuration Framework

• Alpine Configuration Framework Design (Why ACF is the way it is)
• Writing User Documentation for ACF
• mvc.lua reference - mvc.lua is the core of ACF
• mvc.lua example - build a simple (command-line) application
• acf www-controller reference - ACF www application functions
• acf www-controller example - webify the above examples
• ACF how to write - Step by step howto for writing acfs
• ACF core principles - Things that are standard across the application
• LuaPosix - Documentation for the Lua Posix functions
• ACF Libraries - Document the libraries and common functions
• Writing ACF Views - Guide for writing a view
• Writing ACF Controllers - Guide for writing a controller
• Writing ACF Models - Guide for writing a model

Alpine-specific Utilities

• Alpine Wall (proposed firewall management framework)