Ibex

Install Builder EXtension — author installer packages and put tools on PATH.
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About The Project

Ibex (Install Builder EXtension) extends file managers, DevCentr, and CI with installer-authoring and Install in-place (add to PATH). It is not a software catalog installer (it does not replace winget/apt).

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Install

Windows (winget)

winget install DevCentr.Ibex

macOS / Linux (Homebrew)

brew tap dev-centr/tap
brew install ibex

Windows (Scoop)

scoop bucket add dev-centr https://github.com/dev-centr/homebrew-tap
scoop install ibex

Prefer the release asset if registries are still catching up:

# Download ibex-* from https://github.com/dev-centr/easy-installer/releases
# Put ibex on PATH, then:
ibex shell install

Transitional: easy-installer-* assets are still attached to v0.2.x releases.

Contributors (DUB build only)

dub build --build=release

DUB is not an end-user install channel.

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Quick start

# Add this folder to user PATH (no copy)
ibex inplace-path add .

# Scaffold an installer project
ibex new-project . --plugin=portable-zip

# Build with the selected plugin
ibex build .

# Or emit CI workflows only
ibex emit-ci . --runner=github-actions

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Plugins

Id	Role
portable-zip	Always-available zip package
nsis / inno	Script + compiler when installed
msi / msix	Via msi-generator
appimage	Linux AppImage path

Related

• Emit CI pipelines

• msi-generator

License

See LICENSE.

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Contact

DevCentr.org — support@devcentr.org

• Project: https://github.com/dev-centr/easy-installer

• Docs: https://docs.devcentr.org/ibex/latest/index.html

• Site: https://devcentr.org

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