poac vs libdnf

poac

A package manager and build system for C++ (by poac-dev)

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libdnf

Package management library. (by rpm-software-management)

libdnf dnf Rpm Solver Package Management package-manager Library CPP Python

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poac		libdnf
	Project
2	Mentions	3
944	Stars	179
7.9%	Growth	2.8%
9.6	Activity	7.7
3 days ago	Latest Commit	8 days ago
C++	Language	C++
Apache License 2.0	License	GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only

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poac

Posts with mentions or reviews of poac. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

Equivalent of Cargo for C++: Poac (author says in-development)
1 project | /r/cpp | 12 May 2023
Poac – a package manager for C++ like Cargo for Rust
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Jun 2022

libdnf

Posts with mentions or reviews of libdnf. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-29.

What do you think of DNF?
3 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 29 Aug 2022

dnf uses python only for command line functionality. Its core part, libdnf, is written in C++. However yes, dnf in my experience is still significantly slower than apt and pacman.
Can we stop calling user friendly distros "beginner distros"
2 projects | /r/linux | 29 Jun 2022

it doesn't do that. Everything is handled by libdnf - https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf/tree/dnf-4-master/libdnf
Interesting: DNF has recently gained "Vendor Pinning" almost like on Zypper/openSUSE
3 projects | /r/Fedora | 23 Nov 2021

libdnf: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf/pull/907

What are some alternatives?

When comparing poac and libdnf you can also consider the following projects:

cppan - Project evolved into Software Network: https://github.com/SoftwareNetwork/sw

dnf - Package manager based on libdnf and libsolv. Replaces YUM.

bpt - A C++ tool for a new decade

PS4-4PT - PS4 Advanced Packaging Tool

hb-appstore - Homebrew App Store - GUI for downloading/managing homebrew apps

ci-dnf-stack - CI tests for the dnf stack

nix - Nix, the purely functional package manager

recipes - Miscellaneous notes on how to achieve things.

npackd-cpp - Package manager for Microsoft Windows (GUI and command line utility)

cpk - Light and fast package manager on C/C++ for C/C++/Python/Rust/Js packages

winget-cli - WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).

microdnf - Lightweight implementation of dnf in C