Simplify dotfiles setup by removing RCM dependency #1
Conversation
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Remove dependency on RCM and thoughtbot/dotfiles in favor of a simpler, self-contained setup inspired by mrnugget/dotfiles. Changes: - Remove RCM (rcup/mkrc) in favor of mise task automation - Convert *.local files to primary dotfiles (zshrc, gitconfig, tmux.conf, etc.) - Merge host-specific configs into main files - Add mise tasks for setup and management (mise run setup) - Update documentation (README, CLAUDE.md) with new workflow - Simplify Justfile to wrapper around mise tasks - Single command setup: mise run setup The new setup creates symlinks from ~/.dotfiles to ~ with automatic backup of existing files. No external dotfile dependencies required.
Features: - Add standalone 'backup' task to backup dotfiles without symlinking - Support TARGET_DIR env var for all tasks (setup, backup, unmanaged) - Enable testing setup in isolated directories (e.g., /tmp/dotfiles-test) Examples: mise run backup # Backup current dotfiles TARGET_DIR=/tmp/test mise run setup # Test setup in /tmp/test TARGET_DIR=/custom mise run backup # Backup from custom location Updated documentation in README.md, CLAUDE.md, and Justfile to reflect new capabilities.
Since all tasks are defined in Mise, the Justfile was just a thin wrapper that added no value. Users can run mise commands directly: - mise tasks (list tasks) - mise run setup (set up dotfiles) - mise run backup (backup dotfiles) - mise run unmanaged (find unmanaged dotfiles) Updated all documentation to remove Justfile references.
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
2 participants
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Remove dependency on RCM and thoughtbot/dotfiles in favor of a simpler,
self-contained setup inspired by mrnugget/dotfiles.
Changes:
The new setup creates symlinks from ~/.dotfiles to ~ with automatic
backup of existing files. No external dotfile dependencies required.