Sandbox for applications.

Create an environment:

$ homer env
$ cd env
$ ls
bin  include  lib  local

Activate the environment:

$ cd env
$ source bin/activate

Install your application

$ cd some-application-that-i-can-compile
$ ./configure --prefix=$HOMER_PATH
$ make
$ make install

Some dependencies:

1. python

Clone from the repository

$ git clone git://github.com/jpanganiban/homer.git

Install it

$ cd homer
$ sudo python setup.py install

or with a virtualenv

# Activate your environment the way you do...
$ python setup.py install

Sandboxes are good. It keeps things tidy. Besides that, it allows you to:

1. Install multiple versions of applications/libraries/etc without having to install something on top of another.

2. Keep track of which environment being used at a specific moment.

3. Easily switch environments.

4. Install without sudo. Badassssss!

Exposed environment variables

$HOMER_PATH  # Path to the environment
$HOMER_ENV  # Just a name you entered when you created your environment

More exposed environments

$_HOMER_OLD_PATH  # The old $PATH for backup