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diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt index be3f1169..a66efa5d 100644 --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt @@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ Options and Directives The version of the software as released from the author (e.g. \'2.7.1'). *pkgrel*:: - This is the release number specific to the Arch Linuxs release. This + This is the release number specific to the Arch Linux release. This allows package maintainers to make updates to the package's configure - flags, for example. + flags, for example. A pkgrel of 1 is typically used for each upstream + software release and is incremented for intermediate PKGBUILD updates. *pkgdesc*:: This should be a brief description of the package and its functionality. @@ -71,7 +72,9 @@ Options and Directives must either reside in the same directory as the PKGBUILD file, or be a fully-qualified URL that makepkg will use to download the file. In order to make the PKGBUILD as useful as possible, use the $pkgname and $pkgver - variables if possible when specifying the download location. + variables if possible when specifying the download location. Any files + that are compressed will automatically be extracted, unless found in + the noextract array listed below. *noextract (array)*:: An array of filenames corresponding to those from the source array. Files @@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ Install/Upgrade/Remove Scripting -------------------------------- Pacman has the ability to store and execute a package-specific script when it installs, removes, or upgrades a package. This allows a package to configure -itself after installation and do the opposite right before it is removed. +itself after installation and perform an opposite action upon removal. The exact time the script is run varies with each operation: @@ -218,14 +221,71 @@ same directory as the PKGBUILD script. Then use the install directive: install=pkgname.install -The install script does not need to be specified in the source array. A template -install file is available in the ABS tree (/var/abs/install.proto). +The install script does not need to be specified in the source array. A +template install file is available in the ABS tree (/var/abs/install.proto). +Development Directives +---------------------- +makepkg supports building development versions of packages without having to +manually update the pkgver in the PKGBUILD. This was formerly done using the +separate utility 'versionpkg'. In order to utilize this functionality, your +PKGBUILD must use correct variable names depending on the SCM being fetched +from. + +*CVS*:: + The generated pkgver will be the date the package is built. + + *_cvsroot*;; + The root of the CVS repository. + + *_cvsmod*;; + The CVS module to fetch. + +*SVN*:: + The generated pkgver will be the latest SVN revision number. + + *_svntrunk*;; + The trunk of the SVN repository. + + *_cvsmod*;; + The SVN module to fetch. + +*Git*:: + The generated pkgver will be one formatted by the 'git-describe' + command, with '-' characters converted to '_' characters. + + *_gitroot*;; + The URL (all protocols supported) to the GIT repository. + + *_gitname*;; + GIT tag or branch to use. + +*Mercurial*:: + The generated pkgver will be the hg tip revision number. + + *_hgroot*;; + + *_hgrepo*;; + +*Darcs*:: + The generated pkgver will be the date the package is built. + + *_darcstrunk*;; + + *_darcsmod*;; + +*Bazaar*:: + The generated pkgver will be the latest Bazaar revision number (revno). + + *_bzrtrunk*;; + + *_bzrmod*;; + Example ------- -The following is an example PKGBUILD for the 'module-init-tools' package. For more -examples, look through the ABS tree. +The following is an example PKGBUILD for the 'module-init-tools' package. For +more examples, look through the ABS tree. ----- include::PKGBUILD-example.txt[] |