[FEATURE] Import from package manager

[jayvdb]

A larger alternative to solve the same problem as https://github.com/tversteeg/emplace/issues/165 is to import the existing list of packages from the package manager. And an --all or multi-select would be very helpful.

[jayvdb]

Another use case is when there are installers which wrap package managers. e.g. I used https://github.com/MenkeTechnologies/zpwr to fast-track installing a bunch of brew dependencies which I will want, but emplace has no visibility of them.

[tversteeg]

A larger alternative to solve the same problem as #165 is to import the existing list of packages from the package manager. And an --all or multi-select would be very helpful.

I agree with the validity of this feature, but it's quite a big task to retroactively add it for all the supported package managers.

Another use case is when there are installers which wrap package managers. e.g. I used MenkeTechnologies/zpwr to fast-track installing a bunch of brew dependencies which I will want, but emplace has no visibility of them.

Zwpr can also be added if there's a command to install stuff with that. If there's not and it's just a single configuration file then that makes more sense.

[jayvdb]

zwpr is a custom installer script.

[tversteeg]

@all-contributors please add @jayvdb for idea

[allcontributors[bot]]

@tversteeg

I've put up a pull request to add @jayvdb! :tada:

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[jayvdb]

I get thanked for the idea, and then the idea is marked wontfixed. Bots are great, arnt they.

[tversteeg]

I agree, I've removed the bot.