This how-to guide will cover how to create a custom package for unicornpkg.

This guide assumes you have a working executable file or a working library, along with a working install of libunicorn and unicorntool.

1. Create a file named yourpackage.lua. In most cases, name this the same name as your program.
2. Copy-and-paste the below boilerplate code into yourpackage.lua:

local package = {}
package.name = "yourpackage"
package.instdat = {}
package.instdat.filemaps = {}
package.instdat.filemaps["YOUR_PASTE_ID"] = "/bin/yourpackage.lua"
package.pkgType = "com.pastebin"
package.unicornSpec = "v1.0.0"

return package

If you need a custom folder (for a module, for example), add a fs.makeDir call before the package table is defined.

1. Test your package with unicorntool. See the how-to guide for installing a raw package to make sure your package works.
2. Share it! Open a PR on the main unicornpkg repository, or add it to a GitHub release with the .unicornpkg.lua extension.