Yap builds .deb, .rpm, .pkg.tar.zst, and .apk packages from a single PKGBUILD specification. It uses Arch Linux's PKGBUILD format and runs on any Linux distribution.

wget https://github.com/M0Rf30/yap/releases/latest/download/yap_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
tar -xvf yap_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
sudo mv yap /usr/local/bin/

1. Create a project directory with a yap.json and a subdirectory containing a PKGBUILD:

   myproject/
   ├── yap.json
   └── mypackage/
       └── PKGBUILD
   

2. Build packages:

   # Build for a specific distro
   yap build ubuntu-noble /path/to/myproject
   
   # Auto-detect distro from the current system
   yap build /path/to/myproject

3. Built packages are placed in the output directory defined in yap.json.

• CLI -- Commands, flags, and build targets
• The PKGBUILD -- Format introduction, syntax, fields, variables, and directives
• Project File -- yap.json purpose and format