feat: introduce mitamae for cross-platform package installation#4
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mitamae is a single static binary (mruby compiled in) that provides a Chef-like DSL for package management. Its `package` resource auto-detects the system package manager (Homebrew on macOS, apt on Linux), so one recipe works everywhere. bootstrap.sh downloads the right mitamae binary for the current platform (macOS/Linux, x86_64/aarch64) and runs the recipe. Packages installed: neovim, gh, tmux, ripgrep, fzf, mise. Ghostty (brew cask) is macOS-only. mitamae handles package installation; install.sh stays for symlinking. Clean separation of concerns.
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Why mitamae?
These dotfiles need to work on both macOS (laptops) and Linux (homelab VMs). A Brewfile would only cover macOS — not an option.
After evaluating chezmoi, yadm, and others, mitamae is the right fit:
package,execute,git,templateresourcesWhat this adds
bootstrap.shDownloads the correct mitamae binary for the current OS/arch and runs the recipe. One command to install all packages:
recipe.rbInstalls: neovim, gh, tmux, ripgrep, fzf, mise, and Ghostty (macOS only).
All packages use
not_if "which <tool>"guards — idempotent and safe to re-run.Separation of concerns
./mitamae/bootstrap.sh./install.shThis keeps package management cleanly separated from dotfile linking (PR #2).