Linux on any device

Melas is an uncomplicated build and packaging tool used to compile software and create installable package files. Melas can be used to reliably reproduce builds and perform dependency tracking. Cross-compilation is supported through integration with Sbox2.

Having previously been a component of the Igelle distribution, Melas is now also released separately, as it can be quite useful in it’s own right. The software is very simple, yet quite powerful.

Release highlights:

• Perform reproducible builds of software packages through .mls definition files
• Dependency tracking and management of correct build order
• Network transparency for definitions files as well as required patches (compile straight from a website)
• Cross-compilation and cross-configuration support through sbox2
• Simplified deb package creation

Released files are downloadable under the Melas project page

Tags: Announcements, Melas