# libmp | MatterLinux package management library
The core library for [`matt`](https://git.matterlinux.xyz/Matter/matt), it has
components for transferring, installing, updating and removing packages.

### Installation
If you are using MatterLinux, this package is most likely already installed,
as it's a core component of the system. If you are not, then you can build
it from the source and install it.

To this you will need the following tools and libraries:
- gcc
- make
- openssl
- libarchive
- libinih
- gettext
- sqlite3
- gpgme

After installing these dependencies, you should download the latest release.
If you are building this library for development purposes, then you may also
build from the latest commit. However latest commit may not always be compilable.

After obtaining the source code, you can compile the library using the make
tool:
```bash
make
```

To install the library you can use the make tool again:
```bash
make install
```

### Tutorial and examples
MatterLinux wiki has a [tutorial for working with this library](https://matterlinux.xyz/wiki/libmp).
There are also some simple examples under the `examples/` directory, you can build these examples
using make:
```bash
make examples
```
To run the examples, specify the library path:
```bash
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./dist ./dist/server
```