PeridexisErrant's Starter Pack Manager

This project is NOT an actual pack, or intended for public use. See here for that.

There is no support for using this tool - it is designed for my own use, and released in the hope that others might find it useful. Bug reports are most welcome; feature requests are not (missing OS support is considered a bug - it should work on Windows, macOS, and Linux).

What it does:

• Read a config file that describes the pack
• Check the latest version released on on DFFD or Github
• Download stuff if an update or missing file is detected
• Assemble it all in the correct directory structure
• Configure all the paths etc. that can be set automatically
• Create some components at runtime; eg ASCII graphics
• Zip up the built pack, ready to upload
• Generate or manage changelogs, contents list, and forum post

For anyone using these tools to assemble their own pack:

• Note that the license (Affero GPL 3+) applies to all the code, and to the code only.

  Some files in ./base/ are mine; some are by other people in the Dwarf Fortress community. Treat this files as if they are under an informal version of the CC-BY-SA license.

  Any outputs you produce with this software are entirely your own, subject to licenses of the components you downloaded. The pack I publish is shared under the informal system above.

• Check out config.yml and components.yml. The system is set up and configured via these files, which are also commented.

• You will need Python 3.5+, as I make extensive use of several new features. Dependencies can be installed with pip install -r requirements.txt.

• Many items in the provided config will only work on Windows (or when building for windows on another OS; tested on Debian). If you are interested in helping support macOS or Linux, please get in touch with my handle at gmail.