The Haiku Operating System finally reached the point where binary compatibility with BeOS is no more much of a problem. The only obstacle left for the user to enjoy the goodness of this very important feature is the .pkg package format. Many applications made for the BeOS platform use and prefer this type of binary encapsulation and installation. At this stage of development, the existence of a .pkg compatible package installer would be a powerful addition to the system.

PackageInstall will be a simple .pkg package installer. It will be mostly based on the BeOS default pkg installer, offering a user friendly, lightweight interface. It will be written in C++, using the Haiku API.

This is a Google Summer of Code project private repository.