(26-05-2020, 05:55 PM)sth Wrote: i know a few folks here have developed their own package managers in the past, but i was having a hard time locating any threads specifically about writing package managers / discussions of what features are important and how different people approach implementation of those features.

There are those threads for inspiration: The role of distributions &/or Unix flavors, where does pkg management stands, The big research I did on distros, pkg management, what do you expect, what you wished you had, and GoboLinux and Package Management, but none specifically about writing package managers and the details in it. Please be sure to take a look at those threads too.