As far as I know it technically is an option, just not a very nice one. Most package managers tend to be _very_ specific in how they do things, making it hard t

As far as I know it technically is an option, just not a very nice one. Most package managers tend to be _very_ specific in how they do things, making it hard to extend them beyond that. Arch Linux' package manager might be an exception, but I'm not sure how reusable it is.