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authorDan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>2007-07-16 12:57:02 -0400
committerDan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>2007-07-16 12:57:02 -0400
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Spruce up the asciidoc formatting, fix a few issues that we had. Formatting now looks pretty good in both the manpage output and the XHTML output. Also added some options that we have changed since 3.0, and a few wording updates, etc. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
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@@ -19,123 +19,133 @@ Description
Configuration options for makekpg are stored in makepkg.conf. This file is
sourced, so you can include any special compiler flags you wish to use. This is
helpful for building for different architectures, or with different
-optimizations.
+optimizations. However, only the variables described below are exported to the
+build environment.
-*NOTE:* This does not guarantee that all package Makefiles will use your
-exported variables. Some of them are non-standard...
+NOTE: This does not guarantee that all package Makefiles will use your exported
+variables. Some of them are non-standard.
-The default file is fairly well commented, so it may be easiest to simply follow
-directions given there for customization.
+The default file is fairly well commented, so it may be easiest to simply
+follow directions given there for customization.
Options
-------
-*FTPAGENT="*'/path/to/command [options]'*"*::
- Sets the download agent used to fetch source files specified with a URL
- in the manlink:PKGBUILD[5] file. Flags can be specified as well; the
- download URL is then placed on the end of the command.
-
-*CARCH="*'carch'*"*::
- Specifies your computer architecture; possible values include such
- things as "i686", "x86_64", "ppc", etc. This should be automatically
- set on installation.
-
-*CHOST="*'chost'*"*::
- A string such as "i686-pc-linux-gnu", do not touch unless you know what
- you are doing.
-
-*CFLAGS="*'cflags'*"*::
+**DLAGENTS=(**\'protocol::/path/to/command [options]' ...**)**::
+ Sets the download agents used to fetch source files specified with a URL in
+ the manlink:PKGBUILD[5] file. Options can be specified for each command as
+ well; the download URL is placed on the end of the command. This is more
+ flexible than the former `FTPAGENT` variable, as any protocol can have a
+ download agent. Several examples are provided in the default makepkg.conf.
+
+**CARCH=**"carch"::
+ Specifies your computer architecture; possible values include such things
+ as ``i686'', ``x86_64'', ``ppc'', etc. This should be automatically set on
+ installation.
+
+**CHOST=**"chost"::
+ A string such as ``i686-pc-linux-gnu'', do not touch unless you know what
+ you are doing. This can be commented out by most users if desired.
+
+**CFLAGS=**"cflags"::
Flags used for the C compiler. This is a key part to the use of makepkg.
- Usually several options are specified, and the most common string
- resembles something like this: "-march=i686 -O2 -pipe". Another useful
- option may be -mcpu in place of -march. Read gcc(1) for more details on
- the wide variety of compiler flags available.
+ Usually several options are specified, and the most common string resembles
+ something like this: ``-march=i686 -O2 -pipe''. Another useful option may
+ be `-mcpu` in place of `-march`. Read gcc(1) for more details on the wide
+ variety of compiler flags available.
-*CXXFLAGS="*'cxxflags'*"*::
+**CXXFLAGS=**"cxxflags"::
Flags used for the C++ compiler; see CFLAGS for more info.
-*MAKEFLAGS="*'makeflags'*"*::
- This is often used to set the number of jobs used, for example, "-j2".
+**MAKEFLAGS=**"makeflags"::
+ This is often used to set the number of jobs used, for example, `-j2`.
Other flags that make accepts can also be passed.
-*BUILDENV=(*'fakeroot !distcc color !ccache'*)*::
- This array contains four options that affect the build environment, the
- defaults are shown here. All options should always be left in the array;
- to enable or disable an option simply remove or place an "!" at the
- front of the option. Each works as follows:
+**BUILDENV=(**fakeroot !distcc color !ccache !xdelta**)**::
+ This array contains options that affect the build environment, the defaults
+ are shown here. All options should always be left in the array; to enable
+ or disable an option simply remove or place an ``!'' at the front of the
+ option. Each works as follows:
- *fakeroot*::
- Allow building packages as a non-root user. This is highly
- recommended.
+ *fakeroot*;;
+ Allow building packages as a non-root user. This is highly recommended.
- *distcc*::
- Use the distributed C/C++/ObjC compiler to spread compilation
- among multiple machines. If this is enabled, DISTCC_HOSTS must
- be specified as well.
+ *distcc*;;
+ Use the distributed C/C++/ObjC compiler to spread compilation among
+ multiple machines. If this is enabled, `DISTCC_HOSTS` must be specified
+ as well.
- *color*::
+ *color*;;
Colorize output messages, making output easier to read.
- *ccache*::
- Use ccache to cache compilation by default. This allows for
- faster compiles if you are continuously recompiling the same
- packages. It can be disabled for individual packages by placing
- !ccache in the PKGBUILD options array.
+ *ccache*;;
+ Use ccache to cache compilation by default. This allows for faster
+ compiles if you are continuously recompiling the same packages. It can
+ be disabled for individual packages by placing `!ccache` in the
+ PKGBUILD options array.
-*DISTCC_HOSTS="*'host1' ...*"*::
+ *xdelta*;;
+ Generate an xdelta binary patch from previous to current package. The
+ previous package must be available in the makepkg cache directory for
+ this to occur.
+
+**DISTCC_HOSTS=**"host1 ..."::
If using DistCC, this is used to specify a space-delimited list of hosts
running in the DistCC cluster. In addition, you will want to modify your
- MAKEFLAGS.
+ `MAKEFLAGS`.
-*OPTIONS=(*'strip !docs libtool emptydirs'*)*::
- This array contains four options that affect the default packaging. All
- four are equivalent to options that can be placed in the PKGBUILD; the
- defaults are shown here. All options should always be left in the array;
- to enable or disable an option simply remove or place an "!" at the front
- of the option. Each works as follows:
+**OPTIONS=(**strip !docs libtool emptydirs**)**::
+ This array contains options that affect the default packaging. All four are
+ equivalent to options that can be placed in the PKGBUILD; the defaults are
+ shown here. All options should always be left in the array; to enable or
+ disable an option simply remove or place an ``!'' at the front of the
+ option. Each works as follows:
- *strip*::
- Strip symbols from binaries and libraries. If you frequently use
- a debugger on programs or libraries, it may be helpful to disable
- this option.
+ *strip*;;
+ Strip symbols from binaries and libraries. If you frequently use a
+ debugger on programs or libraries, it may be helpful to disable this
+ option.
- *docs*::
+ *docs*;;
Save doc and info directories. If you wish to delete doc and info
- directories, specify "!docs" in the array.
+ directories, specify `!docs' in the array.
- *libtool*::
- Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify "!libtool" to
- remove them.
+ *libtool*;;
+ Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify `!libtool' to remove
+ them.
- *emptydirs*::
+ *emptydirs*;;
Leave empty directories in packages.
-*INTEGRITY_CHECK=(*'check1' ...*)*::
+**INTEGRITY_CHECK=(**check1 ...**)**::
File integrity checks to use. Multiple checks may be specified; this
affects both generation and checking. The current valid options are:
- md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, and sha512.
+ `md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, `sha384`, and `sha512`.
-*DOC_DIRS=(*'usr/{,share/}{info,doc}' ...*)*::
+**DOC_DIRS=(**usr/{,share/}{info,doc} ...**)**::
If "!docs" is specified in the OPTIONS array, this variable will
instruct makepkg where to look to remove docs. If you build packages
that are located in opt/, you may need to add the directory to this
- array. *NOTE:* do not add the leading slash to the directory name.
+ array. *NOTE:* Do not add the leading slash to the directory name.
-*PKGDEST=*'/path/to/folder'::
+**PKGDEST=**"/path/to/folder"::
If this value is not set, packages will by default be placed in the
current directory (location of the manlink:PKGBUILD[5]). Many people
like to keep all their packages in one place so this option allows
- this behavior. A common location is "/home/packages".
+ this behavior. A common location is ``/home/packages''.
-*SRCDEST=*'/path/to/folder'::
+**SRCDEST=**"/path/to/folder"::
If this value is not set, downloaded source files will only be stored
in the current directory. Many people like to keep all source files in
a central location for easy cleanup, so this path can be set here.
-*PACKAGER="*'John Doe <john@doe.com>'*"*::
+**PACKAGER=**"John Doe <john@doe.com>"::
This value is used when querying a package to see who was the builder.
It is recommended you change this to your name and email address.
+*BUILDSCRIPT*, *PKGEXT*, *SRCEXT*, *DB_COMPRESSION*, *DB_CHECKSUMS*::
+ Do not touch these unless you know what you are doing.
+
See Also
--------