nfpm - how to create a meta package

[reddec]

Good day everyone!

I have a client/server application (trusted-cgi) in one project. I would like to separate generated debian packages into three packages:

• trusted-cgi-server (binary for server platform)
• trusted-cgi-ctl (binary for client tools)
• trusted-cgi (package without binary but with dependencies on both two)

However, empty array in ids section in nfpm means that all builds will be included to a target package (that I am trying to avoid).

Simplified yaml (I tried to remove as much as possible):

project_name: trusted-cgi
builds:
- main: ./cmd/trusted-cgi/main.go
  id: server
  binary: trusted-cgi
   # ...
- main: ./cmd/cgi-ctl
  id: client
  binary: cgi-ctl
  # ...
nfpms:
  - id: debian-server
    file_name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}-server_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}"
    builds:
      - server
    formats:
      - deb
    # ...
  - id: debian-tools
    builds:
      - client
    file_name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}-ctl_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}"
    formats:
      - deb
  - id: debian
    file_name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}"
    builds: []
    formats:
      - deb
    dependencies:
      - trusted-cgi-ctl
      - trusted-cgi-server

debain target is a source of my question...

Thanks a lot!

P.S.

If it is not possible, maybe it will make sense to distinguish nil and empty array: nil - keep as is, empty - make "meta" package without binaries

[caarlos0]

Hi, currently its not possible AFAIK.

maybe it will make sense to distinguish nil

not sure how the yaml library handles that, pretty sure that for them nil == []... even if it isn't, its a bit confusing IMHO.

maybe add a meta: true field to nfpm config?

[reddec]

Sure, meta is also good. Do you need my help to implement it? I can prepare a PR, I hope

[caarlos0]

would be awesome if you can, yes :)

[reddec]

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