Theos_pack_but_better ((free)) Review

Issues/PRs welcome. Theos is a brilliant build system, but its packaging script was written for a simpler time. theos_pack_but_better keeps the simplicity while adding the automation modern tweak developers expect. Try it once, and you’ll never go back.

cd /path/to/my/tweak theos_pack_but_better Output: theos_pack_but_better

[INFO] Found control version: 1.0.0 [INFO] Stripping debug symbols from MyTweak.dylib [INFO] Building .deb... [SUCCESS] Package created: ./packages/com.example.mytweak_1.0.0_iphoneos-arm.deb # Increment patch version (1.0.0 → 1.0.1) theos_pack_but_better --bump patch Bump minor version theos_pack_but_better --bump minor Skip stripping (debug builds) theos_pack_but_better --no-strip Create a git tag after packing theos_pack_but_better --tag Output to custom directory theos_pack_but_better --output ./debs/ Configuration File Create .theos_pack_better in your tweak root: Issues/PRs welcome

Here’s a structured, useful blog post draft for – a tool that improves on the classic theos_pack script for jailbreak tweak developers. Title: theos_pack_but_better : Supercharge Your Tweak Deployment Try it once, and you’ll never go back

April 14, 2026

alias theos_pack='theos_pack_but_better' Or copy it to $THEOS/bin/ to override. Just like the original: