Release version 1.12.1

Introduce explicit concurrency settings to the CI and mark-stable
workflows to serialize runs per repository and ref. This prevents
overlapping executions for the same branch or tag and makes pipeline
behavior more predictable during rapid pushes.

https://chatgpt.com/share/6988bef0-1a0c-800f-93df-7a6c1bdc0331

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: global-ci-${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 jobs:
   test-unit:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-unit.yml

.github/workflows/mark-stable.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 name: Mark stable commit
 
+concurrency:
+  group: mark-${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main          # still run tests for main
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'          # run tests for version tags (e.g. v0.9.1)
-
 jobs:
   test-unit:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-unit.yml

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+## [1.12.1] - 2026-02-14
+
+* pkgmgr now prefers distro-managed nix binaries on Arch before profile/PATH resolution, preventing libllhttp mismatch failures after pacman system upgrades.
+
+
+## [1.12.0] - 2026-02-08
+
+* Adds explicit concurrency groups to the CI and mark-stable workflows to prevent overlapping runs on the same branch and make pipeline execution more predictable.
+
+
+## [1.11.2] - 2026-02-08
+
+* Removes the v* tag trigger from the mark-stable workflow so it runs only on branch pushes and avoids duplicate executions during releases.
+
+
+## [1.11.1] - 2026-02-08
+
+* Implements pushing the branch and the version tag together in a single command so the CI release workflow can reliably detect the version tag on HEAD.
+
+
+## [1.11.0] - 2026-01-21
+
+* Adds a dedicated slim Docker image for pkgmgr and publishes slim variants for all supported distros.
+
+
+## [1.10.0] - 2026-01-20
+
+* Introduce safe verbose image cleanup to reduce Docker image size and build artifacts
+
+## [1.9.5] - 2026-01-16
+
+* Release patch: improve git pull error diagnostics
+
+
 ## [1.9.4] - 2026-01-13
 
 * fix(ci): replace sudo with su for user switching to avoid PAM failures in minimal container images

Dockerfile

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CMD ["bash"]
 # - inherits from virgin
 # - builds + installs pkgmgr
 # - sets entrypoint + default cmd
+# - NOTE: does NOT run slim.sh (that is done in slim stage)
 # ============================================================
 FROM virgin AS full
 
@@ -53,3 +54,15 @@ COPY scripts/docker/entry.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-entry.sh
 WORKDIR /opt/src/pkgmgr
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/docker-entry.sh"]
 CMD ["pkgmgr", "--help"]
+
+
+# ============================================================
+# Target: slim
+# - based on full
+# - runs slim.sh
+# ============================================================
+FROM full AS slim
+
+COPY scripts/docker/slim.sh /usr/local/bin/slim.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/slim.sh
+RUN /usr/local/bin/slim.sh

flake.nix

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         rec {
           pkgmgr = pyPkgs.buildPythonApplication {
             pname   = "package-manager";
-            version = "1.9.4";
+            version = "1.12.1";
 
             # Use the git repo as source
             src = ./.;

packaging/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <info@veen.world>
 
 pkgname=package-manager
-pkgver=1.9.4
+pkgver=1.12.1
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')

packaging/debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
+package-manager (1.12.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * pkgmgr now prefers distro-managed nix binaries on Arch before profile/PATH resolution, preventing libllhttp mismatch failures after pacman system upgrades.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:26:17 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.12.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Adds explicit concurrency groups to the CI and mark-stable workflows to prevent overlapping runs on the same branch and make pipeline execution more predictable.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:26:25 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.11.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Removes the v* tag trigger from the mark-stable workflow so it runs only on branch pushes and avoids duplicate executions during releases.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:21:50 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.11.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Implements pushing the branch and the version tag together in a single command so the CI release workflow can reliably detect the version tag on HEAD.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:18:09 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.11.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Adds a dedicated slim Docker image for pkgmgr and publishes slim variants for all supported distros.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:18:31 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.10.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Automated release.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:44:58 +0100
+
+package-manager (1.9.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Release patch: improve git pull error diagnostics
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:09:43 +0100
+
 package-manager (1.9.4-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * fix(ci): replace sudo with su for user switching to avoid PAM failures in minimal container images

packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           package-manager
-Version:        1.9.4
+Version:        1.12.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 
@@ -74,6 +74,27 @@ echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
 /usr/lib/package-manager/
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Feb 14 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.12.1-1
+- pkgmgr now prefers distro-managed nix binaries on Arch before profile/PATH resolution, preventing libllhttp mismatch failures after pacman system upgrades.
+
+* Sun Feb 08 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.12.0-1
+- Adds explicit concurrency groups to the CI and mark-stable workflows to prevent overlapping runs on the same branch and make pipeline execution more predictable.
+
+* Sun Feb 08 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.11.2-1
+- Removes the v* tag trigger from the mark-stable workflow so it runs only on branch pushes and avoids duplicate executions during releases.
+
+* Sun Feb 08 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.11.1-1
+- Implements pushing the branch and the version tag together in a single command so the CI release workflow can reliably detect the version tag on HEAD.
+
+* Wed Jan 21 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.11.0-1
+- Adds a dedicated slim Docker image for pkgmgr and publishes slim variants for all supported distros.
+
+* Tue Jan 20 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.10.0-1
+- Automated release.
+
+* Fri Jan 16 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.9.5-1
+- Release patch: improve git pull error diagnostics
+
 * Tue Jan 13 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.9.4-1
 - fix(ci): replace sudo with su for user switching to avoid PAM failures in minimal container images
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "kpmx"
-version = "1.9.4"
+version = "1.12.1"
 description = "Kevin's package-manager tool (pkgmgr)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"

scripts/build/image.sh

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Usage: PKGMGR_DISTRO=<distro> $0 [options]
 Build options:
   --missing             Build only if the image does not already exist (local build only)
   --no-cache            Build with --no-cache
-  --target <name>       Build a specific Dockerfile target (e.g. virgin)
+  --target <name>       Build a specific Dockerfile target (e.g. virgin, slim)
   --tag <image>         Override the output image tag (default: ${default_tag})
 
 Publish options:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Publish options:
 
 Notes:
 - --publish implies --push and requires --registry, --owner, and --version.
-- Local build (no --push) uses "docker build" and creates local images like "pkgmgr-arch" / "pkgmgr-arch-virgin".
+- Local build (no --push) uses "docker build" and creates local images like "pkgmgr-arch" / "pkgmgr-arch-virgin" / "pkgmgr-arch-slim".
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     --missing)  MISSING_ONLY=1; shift ;;
     --target)
       TARGET="${2:-}"
-      [[ -n "${TARGET}" ]] || { echo "ERROR: --target requires a value (e.g. virgin)"; exit 2; }
+      [[ -n "${TARGET}" ]] || { echo "ERROR: --target requires a value (e.g. virgin|slim)"; exit 2; }
       shift 2
       ;;
     --tag)

scripts/build/publish.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# Publish all distro images (full + virgin) to a registry via image.sh --publish
+# Publish all distro images (full + virgin + slim) to a registry via image.sh --publish
 #
 # Required env:
 #   OWNER      (e.g. GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER)
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 #   REGISTRY   (default: ghcr.io)
 #   IS_STABLE  (default: false)
 #   DISTROS    (default: "arch debian ubuntu fedora centos")
+#
+# Notes:
+# - This expects Dockerfile targets: virgin, full (default), slim
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 
@@ -33,7 +36,10 @@ for d in ${DISTROS}; do
   echo "[publish] PKGMGR_DISTRO=${d}"
   echo "============================================================"
 
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
   # virgin
+  # -> ghcr.io/<owner>/pkgmgr-<distro>-virgin:{latest,<version>,stable?}
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
   PKGMGR_DISTRO="${d}" bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/image.sh" \
     --publish \
     --registry "${REGISTRY}" \
@@ -42,13 +48,29 @@ for d in ${DISTROS}; do
     --stable "${IS_STABLE}" \
     --target virgin
 
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
   # full (default target)
+  # -> ghcr.io/<owner>/pkgmgr-<distro>:{latest,<version>,stable?}
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
   PKGMGR_DISTRO="${d}" bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/image.sh" \
     --publish \
     --registry "${REGISTRY}" \
     --owner "${OWNER}" \
     --version "${VERSION}" \
     --stable "${IS_STABLE}"
+
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+  # slim
+  # -> ghcr.io/<owner>/pkgmgr-<distro>-slim:{latest,<version>,stable?}
+  # + alias for default distro: ghcr.io/<owner>/pkgmgr-slim:{...}
+  # ----------------------------------------------------------
+  PKGMGR_DISTRO="${d}" bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/image.sh" \
+    --publish \
+    --registry "${REGISTRY}" \
+    --owner "${OWNER}" \
+    --version "${VERSION}" \
+    --stable "${IS_STABLE}" \
+    --target slim
 done
 
 echo

scripts/docker/slim.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+log()  { echo "[cleanup] $*"; }
+warn() { echo "[cleanup][WARN] $*" >&2; }
+
+MODE="${MODE:-safe}" # safe | aggressive
+# safe: caches/logs/tmp only
+# aggressive: safe + docs/man/info (optional)
+
+ID="unknown"
+if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+  . /etc/os-release
+  ID="${ID:-unknown}"
+fi
+
+log "Starting image cleanup"
+log "Mode: ${MODE}"
+log "Detected OS: ${ID}"
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Package manager caches (SAFE)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+case "${ID}" in
+  alpine)
+    log "Cleaning apk cache"
+    if [ -d /var/cache/apk ]; then
+      du -sh /var/cache/apk || true
+      rm -rvf /var/cache/apk/* || true
+    else
+      log "apk cache directory not present (already clean)"
+    fi
+    ;;
+  arch)
+    log "Cleaning pacman cache"
+    du -sh /var/cache/pacman/pkg 2>/dev/null || true
+    pacman -Scc --noconfirm || true
+    rm -rvf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/* || true
+    ;;
+  debian|ubuntu)
+    log "Cleaning apt cache"
+    du -sh /var/lib/apt/lists 2>/dev/null || true
+    apt-get clean || true
+    rm -rvf /var/lib/apt/lists/* || true
+    ;;
+  fedora)
+    log "Cleaning dnf cache"
+    du -sh /var/cache/dnf 2>/dev/null || true
+    dnf clean all || true
+    rm -rvf /var/cache/dnf/* || true
+    ;;
+  centos|rhel)
+    log "Cleaning yum/dnf cache"
+    du -sh /var/cache/yum /var/cache/dnf 2>/dev/null || true
+    (command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1 && dnf clean all) || true
+    (command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1 && yum clean all) || true
+    rm -rvf /var/cache/yum/* /var/cache/dnf/* || true
+    ;;
+  *)
+    warn "Unknown distro '${ID}' — skipping package manager cleanup"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Python caches (SAFE)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+log "Cleaning pip cache"
+du -sh /root/.cache/pip 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rvf /root/.cache/pip 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rvf /home/*/.cache/pip 2>/dev/null || true
+
+log "Cleaning __pycache__ directories"
+find /opt /usr /root /home -type d -name "__pycache__" -print -prune 2>/dev/null || true
+find /opt /usr /root /home -type d -name "__pycache__" -prune -exec rm -rvf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Logs (SAFE)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+log "Truncating log files (keeping paths intact)"
+if [ -d /var/log ]; then
+  find /var/log -type f -name "*.log" -print 2>/dev/null || true
+  find /var/log -type f -name "*.log" -exec sh -lc ': > "$1" 2>/dev/null || true' _ {} \; 2>/dev/null || true
+  
+  find /var/log -type f -name "*.out" -print 2>/dev/null || true
+  find /var/log -type f -name "*.out" -exec sh -lc ': > "$1" 2>/dev/null || true' _ {} \; 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+if command -v journalctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  log "Vacuuming journald logs"
+  journalctl --disk-usage || true
+  journalctl --vacuum-size=10M || true
+  journalctl --vacuum-time=1s || true
+  journalctl --disk-usage || true
+else
+  log "journald not present (skipping)"
+fi
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Temporary files (SAFE)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+log "Cleaning temporary directories"
+if [ -d /tmp ]; then
+  du -sh /tmp 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rvf /tmp/* || true
+fi
+
+if [ -d /var/tmp ]; then
+  du -sh /var/tmp 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rvf /var/tmp/* || true
+fi
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Generic caches (SAFE)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+log "Cleaning generic caches"
+du -sh /root/.cache 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rvf /root/.cache/* 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rvf /home/*/.cache/* 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+# Optional aggressive extras (still safe for runtime)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------
+if [[ "${MODE}" == "aggressive" ]]; then
+  log "Aggressive mode enabled: removing docs/man/info"
+  du -sh /usr/share/doc /usr/share/man /usr/share/info 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rvf /usr/share/doc/* /usr/share/man/* /usr/share/info/* 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+log "Cleanup finished successfully"

scripts/nix/lib/path.sh

@@ -36,16 +36,17 @@ real_exe() {
 
 # Resolve nix binary path robustly (works across distros + Arch /usr/sbin)
 resolve_nix_bin() {
-  local nix_cmd=""
-  nix_cmd="$(command -v nix 2>/dev/null || true)"
-  [[ -n "$nix_cmd" ]] && real_exe "$nix_cmd" && return 0
-
-  # IMPORTANT: prefer system locations before /usr/local to avoid self-symlink traps
+  # IMPORTANT: prefer distro-managed locations first.
+  # This avoids pinning /usr/local/bin/nix to a stale user-profile nix binary.
   [[ -x /usr/sbin/nix ]]      && { echo "/usr/sbin/nix"; return 0; } # Arch package can land here
   [[ -x /usr/bin/nix ]]       && { echo "/usr/bin/nix"; return 0; }
   [[ -x /bin/nix ]]           && { echo "/bin/nix"; return 0; }
 
-  # /usr/local last, and only if it resolves to a real executable
+  local nix_cmd=""
+  nix_cmd="$(command -v nix 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  [[ -n "$nix_cmd" ]] && real_exe "$nix_cmd" && return 0
+
+  # /usr/local after system locations, and only if it resolves to a real executable
   [[ -e /usr/local/bin/nix ]] && real_exe "/usr/local/bin/nix" && return 0
 
   [[ -x /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/nix ]] && {

src/pkgmgr/actions/release/workflow.py

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import sys
 from typing import Optional
 
 from pkgmgr.actions.branch import close_branch
-from pkgmgr.core.git import GitRunError
-from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import add, commit, push, tag_annotated
+from pkgmgr.core.git import GitRunError, run
+from pkgmgr.core.git.commands import add, commit, tag_annotated
 from pkgmgr.core.git.queries import get_current_branch
 from pkgmgr.core.repository.paths import resolve_repo_paths
 
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ def _release_impl(
         add(existing_files, preview=True)
         commit(commit_msg, all=True, preview=True)
         tag_annotated(new_tag, tag_msg, preview=True)
-        push("origin", branch, preview=True)
-        push("origin", new_tag, preview=True)
+        run(["push", "origin", branch, new_tag], preview=True)
 
         if is_highest_version_tag(new_tag):
             update_latest_tag(new_tag, preview=True)
@@ -156,9 +155,8 @@ def _release_impl(
     commit(commit_msg, all=True, preview=False)
     tag_annotated(new_tag, tag_msg, preview=False)
 
-    # Push branch and ONLY the newly created version tag (no --tags)
-    push("origin", branch, preview=False)
-    push("origin", new_tag, preview=False)
+    # Push branch and ONLY the newly created version tag in one command (no --tags)
+    run(["push", "origin", branch, new_tag], preview=False)
 
     # Update 'latest' only if this is the highest version tag
     try:

src/pkgmgr/core/git/commands/pull_args.py

@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ def pull_args(
     try:
         run(["pull", *extra], cwd=cwd, preview=preview)
     except GitRunError as exc:
+        details = getattr(exc, "output", None) or getattr(exc, "stderr", None) or ""
         raise GitPullArgsError(
-            f"Failed to run `git pull` with args={extra!r}.",
+            (
+                f"Failed to run `git pull` with args={extra!r} "
+                f"in cwd={cwd!r}.\n{details}"
+            ).rstrip(),
             cwd=cwd,
         ) from exc