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- Add get_pkg_manager() method using shutil.which() - Add PACMAN_DEPENDENCIES and PACMAN_DEP_MAP class attributes - Branch install_build_dep() and install_apt_dep() on pkg manager - Map apt package names to pacman equivalents - Skip unmapped packages with warning on Arch
- Add package manager detection (apt-get vs pacman) - Skip apt fast-path on Arch (no pacman equivalent for liblgpio-dev) - Add pacman build dependency path for source compilation - python3-dev bundled in python, python3-setuptools -> python-setuptools - Source compilation path unchanged (distro-agnostic)
- Add package manager detection (apt-get vs pacman) - Wrap entire Debian APT repo/GPG key setup in apt branch - Skip repo setup on Arch — influxdb available directly via pacman - Add comments explaining why the skip is safe
- Import shutil alongside existing os import - Branch apt-get purge on distro detection - Use pacman -Rns as equivalent of apt-get purge on Arch - -Rns: remove package, drop config files, remove unneeded deps
- Label existing apt block as Debian/Ubuntu for clarity - Add Arch/Manjaro prerequisites block with pacman commands - Note base-devel and swig required for lgpio source compilation
python-gpiozero is not in official Arch repos (AUR only). gpiozero is installed via pip into the venv so the system package is not required on Arch. Falls through to skip-with-warning.
/usr/local/lib is not in Arch's default linker search path unlike Debian. Add /etc/ld.so.conf.d/lgpio.conf before ldconfig so liblgpio.so.1 is findable at runtime after source compilation.
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Summary
The pironman5 installer unconditionally uses
apt-get, which is not available onArch-based systems (Arch Linux ARM, Manjaro ARM, EndeavourOS ARM). This PR adds
distro detection and pacman-based installation paths so pironman5 can be installed
on Arch/Manjaro alongside the existing Debian/Ubuntu support.
Changes
get_pkg_manager()detection method,PACMAN_DEPENDENCIESandPACMAN_DEP_MAPclass attributes, and branchinstall_build_dep()andinstall_apt_dep()on distrofast-path on Arch (no pre-built package available); register
/usr/local/libwith dynamic linker so
liblgpio.so.1is findable at runtimeinfluxdb is available directly via
pacman -S influxdbpacman -Rns --noconfirmas equivalent ofapt-get purgeDebian/Ubuntu instructions
Test Environment
linux-rpi6.18.xTest Results
pacman -Rns influxdbworks correctlyNotes
python3-gpiozerohas no official Arch repo equivalent (AUR only); skippedwith warning since
gpiozerois installed via pip into the venvpython3-devis bundled in Arch'spythonpackage; skipped with warningPACMAN_DEP_MAPintools/sf_installer.py— update this dict if dependencies changewait_for_dpkg.shrequires no changes — it exits cleanly on Arch since dpkglock files do not exist