Packager and Developer Documentation

• Developers Quickstart
  Get a crash course in creating autopackages.
• Tutorial
  Walk through a real world example on how to create a package.
• Packagers Guide
  Learn about all the details you need to create good quality autopackages.
• Autopackage API Reference
  Find out what's available to your scripts.
• Architectual Overview
  Get a birds eye view of the system, key concepts, and how it all fits together.
• Skeleton files
  Learn about skeleton files and how to create them.
• Writing Shared Libraries
  Learn how to write stable, versioned shared libraries.
• Guide to Making Relocatable Applications
  Learn how to write programs that can be installed to any prefix without recompilation.

For people who want to work on autopackage itself

• Hacking in bash
  Learn the beginnings of shell scripting.
• Translators Guide
  Help translate Autopackage to your language.
• Autopackage wiki
  Read and share useful tips for packagers and developers!
• What happens when you run a .package. ( SVG version )
  See a flow chart describing what goes on behind the scenes.

External Documentation

• Package Tutorial (In German)
  Walks through all the steps of how to create a package using Autopackage.