[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [ACTIVE] · [TECHNOLOGY]

3 clusters · 3 sources · 32 days · First seen · Last updated

Shelly ALPM software development

Overview

Shelly ALPM, a package manager for Arch Linux, has undergone several updates to its native build capabilities. Version 3.1.0 introduced a native in-process PKGBUILD builder, allowing the software to manage the entire Arch User Repository (AUR) workflow end-to-end by parsing instructions and executing build stages without the traditional makepkg tool.

Subsequent version 3.1.4, codenamed ‘A Slice of Builds’, refined this native builder to better handle complex PKGBUILDs, specifically addressing shell parsing and timestamp issues. This update also introduced ‘Shellystrap’, a provisioning helper for isolated building environments, and a new flag to manage and delete cached AUR package archives to reclaim disk space.

In late September 2026, Seafoam Labs released version 3.1.5, which added an optional AUR browser powered by Atoll, enabling users to search, sort, and browse paginated AUR listings within the GTK4 interface. This version also introduced a native build-and-install command to automate dependency fetching, compilation, and installation. Further improvements to the native builder included more predictable build environments through controlled PATH handling, alongside the ‘shelly repo-db’ command family for managing pacman-compatible repository databases. A subsequent patch, version 3.1.6, was issued to resolve a UI bug concerning CLI command fetching.

Entities

Arch Linux · Shelly ALPM · Seafoam Labs · Atoll · Seafoam-Labs

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Shelly ALPM releases updates with new AUR browser and build tools

    Seafoam Labs released updates v3.1.5 and v3.1.6 for Shelly ALPM, adding an Atoll-powered AUR browser and a streamlined build-and-install command for Arch Linux users.

  2. 13 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Shelly ALPM 3.1.4 updates Arch Linux package management

    Shelly ALPM v3.1.4 for Arch Linux introduces AUR cache cleanup, a strengthened native package builder, and the Shellystrap provisioning helper to improve isolated build environments.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Shelly ALPM v3.1.0 adds native PKGBUILD builder for Arch Linux

    Seafoam Labs released Shelly ALPM v3.1.0, adding a native PKGBUILD builder that allows Arch Linux users to compile AUR packages without using makepkg.

Sources

kaminata.net · linuxcompatible.org · linuxiac.com

This summary has been updated 1 time: see revision history