pvm — Pike Version Manager

A version manager for Pike, modeled after nvm.

What it does

pvm manages multiple Pike installations per-user. It downloads prebuilt Pike binaries from pike.lysator.liu.se, installs them under ~/.pvm/versions/, and manipulates PATH to select the active version.

Install

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TheSmuks/pvm/main/install.sh | bash

Or:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TheSmuks/pvm/main/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

git clone https://github.com/TheSmuks/pvm.git ~/.pvm

Then add to your shell config (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.):

export PVM_DIR="$HOME/.pvm"
[ -s "$PVM_DIR/pvm.sh" ] && . "$PVM_DIR/pvm.sh"

Usage

# Install the latest Pike
pvm install --latest

# Install a specific version
pvm install 8.0.1116

# Build from source (when no binary is available)
pvm install 8.0.1116 --source

# Switch to a version
pvm use 8.0.1116

# Check current version
pvm current

# List installed versions
pvm ls

# List available versions
pvm ls-remote

# Set default version
pvm default 8.0.1116

# Run with a specific version
pvm run 8.0.1116 script.pike

# Execute a command with Pike on PATH
pvm exec 8.0.1116 pike --version

.pikerc

Create a .pikerc file in your project root to pin the Pike version:

# Use Pike 8.0.1116
8.0.1116

Then pvm use (with no arguments) will read and use the version from .pikerc.

pvm walks up from $PWD to find .pikerc, just like nvm's .nvmrc.

Commands

Command	Description
pvm install <ver>	Install a Pike version
pvm use [ver]	Switch active version
pvm current	Print active version
pvm ls [pattern]	List installed versions
pvm ls-remote [pattern]	List available versions
pvm uninstall <ver>	Remove a version
pvm alias <name> <ver>	Create named alias
pvm unalias <name>	Remove alias
pvm default [ver]	Set/show default version
pvm run <ver> [args]	Run pike with specific version
pvm exec <ver> <cmd>	Run command with Pike on PATH
pvm which [ver]	Print path to pike binary
pvm deactivate	Remove pvm from PATH
pvm cache dir	Show cache directory
pvm cache clear	Clear download cache
pvm debug	Print diagnostic info
pvm unload	Remove pvm from shell
pvm version	Print pvm version

Tab Completion

Add to your ~/.bashrc:

[ -s "$PVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && . "$PVM_DIR/bash_completion"

Requirements

• Bash or Zsh
• curl or wget
• For source builds: GCC, GNU Make

License

Triple-licensed under MPL 2.0 / LGPL 2.1 / GPL 2.0 (same as Pike).