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+creating wrappers around libdevuansdk
+=====================================
+
+libdevuansdk holds all the helper functions you might need, but it does not
+allow you to simply use it in a completely automated fashion. for that you
+will have to wrap some zsh around libdevuansdk.
+
+there are a few mandatory variables that you are required to declare before
+sourcing libdevuansdk. otherwise libdevuansdk might write to some places of the
+system you wouldn't want to.
+
+## requirements
+
+before sourcing it, libdevuansdk assumes you already loaded and initialized
+the [zuper](https://github.com/dyne/zuper) zsh library.
+
+
+### mandatory variables
+
+* `$R`  
+  the root directory of your wrapper. in almost every situation you can set
+  it as `$PWD`
+
+* `$workdir`  
+  the working directory of the current "build". a sane default is
+  `$R/tmp/workdir`
+
+* `$strapdir`  
+   the bootstrap directory of the current "build". it holds the rootfs when
+   you debootstrap. sane default: `$workdir/rootfs`
+
+* `$arch`  
+  the CPU architecture of the current "build". values like: `amd64`, `i386`,
+  `armhf`, etc...
+
+
+### Optional variables
+
+* `$extra_packages`  
+  this should hold an array of packages that exist in the devuan package tree.
+  they will get installed as a part of the bootstrap process.
+
+* `$purge_packages`  
+  this is an array that holds a list of packages that will get removed at the
+  final steps of the bootstrap process. note that this array is not empty by
+  default, so you should only add to it in your wrapper, not override it. 
+  just to be safe.
+
+* `$size`  
+  This variable will hold the value in MB for `dd` to know how many zeroes it
+  should put in the raw image.  
+  ex: `size=1337`
+
+* `$parted_type`  
+  if you are creating a raw (dd-able) image, this variable will tell
+  libdevuansdk how to partition that image. either `dos` or `gpt`.
+
+* `$parted_boot`  
+  used if `$parted_type=dos`. it holds the values for `parted` and the
+  formatting of the `boot` partition.  
+  ex: `parted_boot="fat32 2048s 264191s"`.  
+  see the `image_partition_raw_dos()` function in `libdevuansdk/zlibs/imaging`
+  for a better understanding on how the variable is used.
+
+* `$parted_root`  
+  used if `$parted_type=dos`. it holds the values for `parted` and the
+  formatting of the `root` partition.  
+  ex: `parted_root="ext4 264192s 100%"`.  
+  see the `image_partition_raw_dos()` function in `libdevuansdk/zlibs/imaging`
+  for a better understanding on how the variable is used.
+
+* `$gpt_boot`  
+  used if `$parted_type=gpt`. it is an array holding the start and end values
+  for partitioning the `boot` partition.  
+  ex: `gpt_boot=(8192 32768)`  
+  see the `image_partition_raw_gpt()` function in `libdevuansdk/zlibs/imaging
+  for a better understanding on how the variable is used.
+
+* `$gpt_root`  
+  used if `$parted_type=gpt`. it is an array holding the start value for
+  partitioning the `root` partition.  
+  ex: `gpt_root=(40960)`  
+  currently libdevuansdk chooses this as a startpoint, and maxes out remaining
+  available space. again, see the `image_partition_raw_gpt()` function for a
+  better understanding.
+
+* `$qemu_bin`  
+  declare this if you are bootstrapping for an architecture different than
+  yours. it should hold the path to `qemu-user-static` or a similarly named
+  statically compiled qemu for userspace.
diff --git a/doc/nanodoc b/doc/nanodoc
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--- a/doc/nanodoc
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@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ desc="common.lib.for.devuan.sdks"
 pages="
     libdevuansdk.7
 	configuration.7
-	helper_functions.7"
+	helper_functions.7
+	creating_wrappers.7"
 
 
 generate_manpages() {