About xPack GNU realpath

The project

The xPack GNU realpath project is part of the xPack Reproducible Build Framework and is hosted on GitHub as xpack-dev-tools/realpath-xpack, part of the xPack Binary Development Tools.

This project currently serves as a supplementary tool for building the main xPack Development Tools. Since these tools are exclusively built on macOS and GNU/Linux, to reduce maintenance efforts, Windows binaries are not currently provided. However, the project is versatile and can be utilised in any builds; if necessary, Windows binaries can be added in future releases.

The project history

The xPack GNU realpath history is presented on a separate History page.

The web site

The initial website was launched in Februry 2023 as a sub-site within the xPack website. It utilised the Jekyll Doc Theme 6.0 by Tom Johnson.

In August 2024, as part of the project restructuring, the website content was migrated from the xPack Jekyll sub-site to a local Docusaurus configuration stored in the website folder. To ensure continuity, HTML <meta> redirects were added to the legacy pages. Additionally, a GitHub Action was implemented to automatically publish the site upon any pushes to the website Git branch.

The author

This project is currently maintained by Liviu Ionescu (ilg-ul), a senior computer engineer, with expertise in C++/C embedded systems, RTOSes, build tools, operating systems, compilers and Internet technologies.

He may be reached at <ilg@livius.net>. Please note that this email address is provided as a courtesy. For all correspondence relating to the xPack GNU realpath project, please utilise the project support page.