Package zeroinstall :: Package injector :: Module distro

Module distro

Integration with native distribution package managers.

Since: 0.28

Classes
	Cache
	Distribution Represents a distribution with which we can integrate.
	WindowsDistribution
	DarwinDistribution
	CachedDistribution For distributions where querying the package database is slow (e.g.
	DebianDistribution A dpkg-based distribution.
	RPMDistribution An RPM-based distribution.
	SlackDistribution A Slack-based distribution.
	ArchDistribution An Arch Linux distribution.
	GentooDistribution
	PortsDistribution
	MacPortsDistribution
	CygwinDistribution A Cygwin-based distribution.

Functions

str

try_cleanup_distro_version(version)
Try to turn a distribution version string into one readable by Zero Install.

source code

str

source code

get_host_distribution()
Get a Distribution suitable for the host operating system.

source code

Variables
	host_machine = `arch.canonicalize_machine(platform.uname() [4])`

Function Details

Try to turn a distribution version string into one readable by Zero Install. We do this by stripping off anything we can't parse.

Parameters:

Returns: str

the part we understood, or None if we couldn't parse anything

Parameters:

Returns: str

Get a Distribution suitable for the host operating system. Calling this twice will return the same object.