DimThink Package (APT/Debian)

Debian packaging for dimthink compiler distribution via APT.

Install via APT

From PPA (when published)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pamdurham7-boop/dimthink
sudo apt update
sudo apt install dimthink

Build .deb locally

From repo root:

# Install build dependencies
sudo apt install build-essential debhelper nasm

# Build Debian package
dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc

# Install the generated .deb
sudo dpkg -i ../dimthink_1.2.0-1_amd64.deb
sudo apt install -f  # Install any missing dependencies

# Verify
dimthink --version

Debian Packaging

The debian/ directory contains:

• control — Package metadata and dependencies
• changelog — Version history
• rules — Build instructions
• compat — Debhelper compatibility version

What Gets Installed

• /usr/local/bin/dimthink — Compiler binary
• Man pages (optional, can be added)
• Bash completion (optional, can be added)

Links

• Main Repository
• Debian Wiki
• Ubuntu PPA Guide