Skip to content

ROADMAP.md

Latest commit

 

History

History
102 lines (77 loc) · 3.09 KB

ROADMAP.md

File metadata and controls

102 lines (77 loc) · 3.09 KB

ArchRepro Roadmap

This roadmap captures the incremental path toward a stable, high-confidence reproducibility layer for Arch Linux. Timelines are approximate and may shift as community feedback arrives.

Guiding Themes

  • Determinism first: stable builds and verifiable outputs.
  • Incremental adoption: optional layers that do not disrupt existing Arch workflows.
  • Transparency: clear provenance and explicit drift detection.
  • Extensibility: plugin-based integrations for diverse workflows.

Milestone 0.1 — Foundations (Current)

Focus: Core reproducibility primitives and CLI ergonomics.

  • Manifest parsing and validation
  • Deterministic makepkg wrapper
  • Snapshot backends (btrfs, overlayfs)
  • Basic diff + apply flows
  • Prototype AUR rebuild sandbox

Success Criteria

  • Deterministic rebuilds for ≥70% of tested packages
  • CLI supports init, apply, diff, and verify end-to-end

Milestone 0.2 — Reproducibility Database Integration

Focus: Verified packages and pinned dependency graphs.

  • Integration with reproducible.archlinux.org metadata
  • Hash pinning for official and AUR packages
  • Dependency tree capture and lockfile support
  • Improved error reporting and provenance summaries

Success Criteria

  • Rebuild success ≥85% for official packages
  • Manifest diffs highlight provenance mismatches

Milestone 0.3 — Policy Enforcement at Boot

Focus: Early system validation and drift prevention.

  • systemd generator to validate manifests at boot
  • Optional blocking mode (fail boot on critical drift)
  • Stable rollback integration with snapshots

Success Criteria

  • Deterministic policy enforcement on reboot
  • Zero manual intervention for rollbacks on failure

Milestone 0.4 — UI + Workflow Automation

Focus: Usability and automation for non-experts.

  • GUI configurator (Tauri or iced-rs)
  • Guided onboarding workflow
  • CI integration templates (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

Success Criteria

  • One-click manifest creation and verification
  • CI pipeline examples with reproducible artifacts

Milestone 0.5 — Plugin System

Focus: Domain-specific extensions.

  • Stable plugin API (Rust + Python)
  • First-party plugins: ML stack pinning, secure boot, gaming profiles
  • Signed plugin manifest support

Success Criteria

  • 3+ plugins in active use
  • Zero core changes required for adding a new plugin

Milestone 1.0 — Stable Release

Focus: Production-ready reliability.

  • Official AUR submission + packaging
  • Backwards compatibility guarantees
  • Comprehensive documentation and examples
  • Security audit and reproducibility report

Success Criteria

  • Rebuild success ≥95% for official packages
  • Stable API and manifest schema
  • Community adoption proof (≥3 independent users/organizations)

Long-Term Research Track

  • Formal reproducibility benchmarks
  • Cross-distro reproducibility research
  • Publication and academic collaboration

Contribution Hooks

  • Suggest new milestones in issues or PRs
  • Provide reproducibility data from real systems
  • Contribute plugins and domain-specific workflows