httpie-cli/docs/packaging/linux-alpine

HTTPie on Alpine Linux

Welcome to the documentation about packaging HTTPie for Alpine Linux.

• If you do not know HTTPie, have a look here.
• If you are looking for HTTPie installation or upgrade instructions on Alpine Linux, then you can find them on that page.
• If you are looking for technical information about the HTTPie packaging on Alpine Linux, then you are in a good place.

About

This document contains technical details, where we describe how to create a patch for the latest HTTPie version for Alpine Linux. We will discuss setting up the environment, installing development tools, installing and testing changes before submitting a patch downstream.

Overall process

Open a pull request to update the downstream file (example).

Notes:

• The pkgrel value must be set to 0.
• The commit message must be community/httpie: upgrade to XXX.
• The commit must be signed-off (git commit -s).

Hacking

Launch the docker image:

docker pull alpine
docker run -it --rm alpine

From inside the container:

# Install tools
apk add alpine-sdk sudo

# Add a user (password required)
adduser me
addgroup me abuild
echo "me    ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> /etc/sudoers

# Switch user
su - me

# Create a private key (not used but required)
abuild-keygen -a -i

# Clone
git clone --depth=1 https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports.git
cd aports/community/httpie

# Retrieve the patch of the latest HTTPie version
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/httpie/httpie/master/docs/packaging/linux-alpine/APKBUILD \
    -o APKBUILD

# Build the package
abuild -r

# Install the package
sudo apk add --repository ~/packages/community httpie

# And test it!
http --version
https --version