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Description

Command description

Alire, a source-based package manager for the Ada and SPARK programming languages.

Documentation

https://alire.ada.dev/docs/

Platform

Common

VCS repository link (e.g. GitHub, GitLab)

https://github.com/alire-project/alire

Additional information

No response

Commands

  • alr #16632

Project Lifecycle Management

  • alr init
  • alr build
  • alr run
  • alr test

Dependency & Crate Management

  • alr with
  • alr update
  • alr search
  • alr show
  • alr list

Environment & Configuration

  • alr toolchain
  • alr exec
  • alr config
  • alr printenv

Publishing & Maintenance

  • alr publish
  • alr version #20833
  • alr help #20848

Contributor guide

Research direction
Review the official Alire documentation at https://alire.ada.dev/docs/ and the tldr pages contribution guidelines to write a concise command summary for the 'alr' subcommands listed.
Tech stack
shell
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Git
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
90