ark_prereq

June 17, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Installs platform prerequisites used by the ark resource to fetch and extract archives.

Actions

ActionDescription
:installInstalls prerequisite packages or the Windows 7-Zip tool.

Properties

PropertyTypeDefaultDescription
nameStringname propertyResource name used for package resource labeling.
package_dependenciesArrayplatform defaultPackages required for archive extraction on the target platform.

Examples

Install Platform Defaults

ark_prereq 'default'

Install Custom Dependencies

ark_prereq 'minimal' do
  package_dependencies %w(tar unzip)
end