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diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5 b/doc/PKGBUILD.5 index c727c1a4..8e07e4e1 100644 --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5 +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5 @@ -7,53 +7,14 @@ \*(PB \- \*(DS package build description file .SH DESCRIPTION -This manual page is meant to describe general rules about \*(PBs. Once -a \*(PB is written, the actual package is built using \fBmakepkg\fR and -installed with \fBpacman\fR. +This manual page is meant to describe general rules about \fB\*(PB\fPs. Once +a \fB\*(PB\fP is written, the actual package is built using \fBmakepkg\fP and +installed with \fBpacman\fP. -\fBNOTE:\fR If you have a local copy of the Arch Build System (ABS) tree +\fBNOTE:\fP If you have a local copy of the Arch Build System (ABS) tree on your computer, you can copy the \*(PB.proto file to your new package build directory and edit it from there. To acquire/sync the ABS tree, use -the \fBabs\fR script included with \fBpacman\fP. - -.SS Quick \*(PB Explanation -For an example of a \*(PB, see the \fBEXAMPLE\fR section. - -\fIpkgname\fR defines the package name. It should not contain any uppercase -letters. \fIpkgversion\fR defines the actual package version as given by the -developers of the package. No dashes are allowed. \fIpkgrel\fR allows for -\*(DS-specific changes to the package or corrections to a \*(PB -without an upstream version change. The value should be an integer. -\fIpkgdesc\fR is a short one-line description for the package, usually taken -from the project's homepage or manpage. It is preferable to keep the length to -one line for displaying during searches. These four variables are required in -every \*(PB. \fIurl\fR is also highly recommended so users can find more -information on the package if needed. - -\fIdepends\fR and \fImakedepends\fR are bash arrays which define the -dependencies of the package. Packages listed in \fImakedepends\fR are required -only for building the package, and not for runtime. \fIdepends\fR is used to -list runtime depends. To build the package using \fBmakepkg\fR, ALL dependencies -must be satisfied. For \fBpacman\fR to install the package, all runtime depends -must be satisfied. - -The \fIbackup\fR array specifies files that should be treated specially -when removing or upgrading packages. See \fBHANDLING CONFIG FILES\fR in -the \fIpacman\fR manpage for more information on this. - -The \fIsource()\fR array tells \fBmakepkg\fP which files to download or extract -before compiling begins. The \fImd5sums()\fR array provides md5sums for each of -these files. These are used to validate the integrity of the source files. - -The \fIbuild\fR function is what actually does the work of putting the package -together. Sometimes this is as simple as a configure, make, make install (to -$startdir/pkg). However, some customizations are often needed during the build -process. - -Once your \*(PB is created, you can run \fBmakepkg\fR from the build -directory. \fBmakepkg\fR will check dependencies and look for the source files -required to build. If some are missing it will attempt to download them, -provided there is a fully-qualified URL in the \fIsource()\fR array. +the \fBabs\fP script included with \fBpacman\fP. .SH OPTIONS AND DIRECTIVES .TP @@ -63,142 +24,137 @@ used in the package filename. .TP .B pkgver -This is the version of the software as released from the author (eg, 2.7.1). +The version of the software as released from the author (e.g. 2.7.1). .TP .B pkgrel -This is the release number specific to \*(DS's release. This allows package +This is the release number specific to the \*(DSs release. This allows package maintainers to make updates to the package's configure flags, for example. .TP .B pkgdesc -This should be a brief description of the package and its functionality. - -." Not entirely applicable, and we can do this better anyway. pacman does -." actuall support localized descriptions, though, but I don't think makepkg does. -." .TP -." .B pkgdesc_localized \fI(array)\fR -." Array of the localized package descriptions. The format is the following: -." pkgdesc_localized=('xx_YY foo' 'xx_YY bar') +This should be a brief description of the package and its functionality. Try to +keep the description to one line of text. .TP .B url -This field contains an optional URL that is associated with the piece of -software being packaged. This is typically the project's website. +This field contains a URL that is associated with the software being packaged. +This is typically the project's website. .TP -.B license \fI(array)\fR +.B license (array) This field specifies the license(s) that apply to the package. Commonly-used -licenses are typically found in \fI/usr/share/licenses/common\fR. If you -see the package's license there, simply reference it in the license field -(eg, \fBlicense=("GPL")\fR). If the package provides a license not found in -\fI/usr/share/licenses/common\fR, then you should include the license in -the package itself and set \fBlicense=("custom")\fR or -\fBlicense="custom:LicenseName"\fR. The license itself should be placed in a -directory called \fI$startdir/pkg/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname\fR. If multiple -licenses are applied, use the array form: \fBlicenses=('GPL' 'FDL')\fR +licenses are found in \fI/usr/share/licenses/common\fP. If you see the +package's license there, simply reference it in the license field (e.g. +\fBlicense=("GPL")\fP). If the package provides a license not found in +\fI/usr/share/licenses/common\fP, then you should include the license in the +package itself and set \fBlicense=("custom")\fP or +\fBlicense=("custom:LicenseName")\fP. The license should be placed in +\fI$startdir/pkg/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname\fP when building the package. If +multiple licenses are applicable for a package, list all of them: +\fBlicenses=('GPL' 'FDL')\fP. .TP .B install Specifies a special install script that is to be included in the package. This file should reside in the same directory as the \fB\*(PB\fP, and will be copied into the package by \fBmakepkg\fP. It does not need to be included in the -\fIsource\fR array. (eg, install=pkgname.install) +\fIsource\fP array. (e.g. \fBinstall=pkgname.install\fP) .TP -.B source \fI(array)\fR -The \fIsource\fR line is an array of source files required to build the -package. Source files must reside in the same directory as the \*(PB -file, unless they have a fully-qualified URL. +.B source \fI(array)\fP +An array of source files required to build the package. Source files must +either reside in the same directory as the \fB\*(PB file\fP, or be a +fully-qualified URL that makepkg will use to download the file. In order to +make the PKGBUILD as useful as possible, use the \fB$pkgname\fP and +\fB$pkgver\fP variables if possible when specifying the download location. .TP -.B noextract \fI(array)\fR -The \fInoextract\fR line is an array of filenames corresponding to those from -the \fIsource\fR array. If a file is listed in the \fInoextract\fR array, it is -not extracted with the rest of the source files. This is useful for packages -which use compressed data which id downloaded via the \fIsource\fR array. +.B noextract \fI(array)\fP +An array of filenames corresponding to those from the \fBsource\fP array. Files +listed here will not be extracted with the rest of the source files. This is +useful for packages which use compressed data which is downloaded but not +necessary to uncompress. .TP -.B md5sums \fI(array)\fR -If this field is present, it should contain an MD5 hash for every source file -specified in the \fIsource\fR array (in the same order). \fBmakepkg\fR will use -this to verify source file integrity during subsequent builds. To easily -generate md5sums, first build using the \*(PB then run "makepkg -g >> \*(PB". -Then edit the \*(PB and move the \fImd5sums\fR line to an appropriate location. -NOTE: \fBmakepkg\fP supports multiple integrity algorithms and their -corresponding arrays (i.e. sha1sums for the SHA1 algorithm); however, official -packages use only md5sums for the time being. +.B md5sums \fI(array)\fP +This array contains an MD5 hash for every source file specified in the +\fBsource\fP array (in the same order). \fBmakepkg\fP will use this to verify +source file integrity during subsequent builds. To easily generate md5sums, run +"makepkg -g >> \*(PB". If desired, move the \fBmd5sums\fP line to an +appropriate location. NOTE: \fBmakepkg\fP supports multiple integrity +algorithms and their corresponding arrays (i.e. sha1sums for the SHA1 +algorithm); however, official packages use only md5sums for the time being. .TP .B sha1sums, etc. -These are alternative integrity checks that \fBmakepkg\fP supports, as noted in +Alternative integrity checks that \fBmakepkg\fP supports, as noted in \fBmd5sums\fP above. .TP -.B groups \fI(array)\fR -This is an array of symbolic names that represent groups of packages, allowing +.B groups \fI(array)\fP +An array of symbolic names that represent groups of packages, allowing you to install multiple packages by requesting a single target. For example, one could install all KDE packages by installing the 'kde' group. .TP -.B arch \fI(array)\fR -This array defines on which architectures the given package is available. +.B arch \fI(array)\fP +Defines on which architectures the given package is available. (e.g. +\fBarch=("i686" "x86_64")\fP) .TP -.B backup \fI(array)\fR -A space-delimited array of filenames (without a preceding slash). The -\fIbackup\fR line will be propagated to the package meta-info file for -\fBpacman\fP. This will designate all files listed there to be backed up if -this package is ever removed from a system. See \fBHANDLING CONFIG FILES\fR in -the \fBpacman\fR manpage for more information. +.B backup \fI(array)\fP +A space-delimited array of filenames, \fIwithout\fP preceding slashes, that +should be backed up if the package is removed or upgraded. This is commonly +used for packages placing configuration files in /etc. See \fBHANDLING CONFIG +FILES\fP in the \fBpacman\fP manpage for more information. .TP -.B depends \fI(array)\fR -An array of packages that this package depends on to build and run. Packages -in this list should be surrounded with single quotes and contain at least the -package name. They can also include a version requirement of the form -\fBname<>version\fR, where <> is one of these three comparisons: -\fB>=\fR (greater than equal to), \fB<=\fR (less than or equal to), or -\fB=\fR (equal to). +.B depends \fI(array)\fP +An array of packages that this package depends on to run. Packages in this list +should be surrounded with single quotes and contain at least the package name. +Entries can also include a version requirement of the form +\fB'name<>version'\fP, where <> is one of three comparisons: \fI>=\fP (greater +than or equal to), \fI<=\fP (less than or equal to), or \fI=\fP (equal to). .TP -.B makedepends \fI(array)\fR -An array of packages that this package depends on to build, but not at runtime. -Packages in this list should follow the same format as \fIdepends\fR. +.B makedepends \fI(array)\fP +An array of packages that this package depends on to build, but are not needed +at runtime. Packages in this list follow the same format as \fBdepends\fP. .TP -.B conflicts \fI(array)\fR -An array of packages that will conflict with this package (ie, they cannot both -be installed at the same time). This directive follows the same format as -\fIdepends\fR except you cannot specify versions. +.B conflicts \fI(array)\fP +An array of packages that will conflict with this package (i.e. they cannot +both be installed at the same time). This directive follows the same format as +\fIdepends\fP, except you cannot specify versions. .TP -.B provides \fI(array)\fR +.B provides \fI(array)\fP An array of "virtual provisions" that this package provides. This allows a package to provide dependencies other than its own package name. For example, -the kernel26beyond package can each provide 'kernel26' which allows packages -to simply depend on 'kernel26' rather than "kernel26 OR kernel26beyond". +the dcron package can provide 'cron', which allows packages to depend on 'cron' +rather than 'dcron OR fcron'. .TP -.B replaces \fI(array)\fR -This is an array of packages that this package should replace, and can be used -to handle renamed/combined packages. For example, if the j2re package gets -renamed to jre, then subsequent 'pacman -Syu' calls will not pick up the -upgrade, due to the differing package names. \fIreplaces\fR handles this. +.B replaces \fI(array)\fP +An array of packages that this package should replace, and can be used to +handle renamed/combined packages. For example, if the 'j2re' package is renamed +to 'jre', this directive allows future upgrades to continue as expected even +though the package has moved. .TP -.B options \fI(array)\fR +.B options \fI(array)\fP This array allows you to override some of \fBmakepkg\fP's default behavior when building packages. To set an option, just include the option name -in the \fBoptions\fR array. +in the \fBoptions\fP array. See .BR makepkg (8) for details on the options array. -.SS Install/Upgrade/Remove Scripting +.SH INSTALL/UPGRADE/REMOVE SCRIPTING \fBPacman\fP 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 +configure itself after installation and do the opposite right before it is removed. The exact time the script is run varies with each operation: @@ -228,17 +184,21 @@ script is run right before files are removed. script is run right after files are removed. .P -To use this feature, just create a file (eg, pkgname.install) and put it in -the same directory as the \*(PB script. Then use the \fIinstall\fR +To use this feature, create a file such as 'pkgname.install' and put it in +the same directory as the \fB\*(PB\fP script. Then use the \fBinstall\fP directive: +.RS +.nf install=pkgname.install +.fi +.RE -The install script does not need to be specified in the \fIsource\fR array. -A template install file is available in your ABS tree (/var/abs/install.proto). +The install script does not need to be specified in the \fBsource\fP array. +A template install file is available in the ABS tree (/var/abs/install.proto). .SH EXAMPLE -The following is an example \*(PB for the 'modutils' package. For more +The following is an example \fB\*(PB\fP for the 'modutils' package. For more examples, look through the ABS tree. .nf @@ -252,13 +212,13 @@ url="http://www.kernel.org" makedepends=('bash' 'mawk') depends=('glibc' 'zlib') backup=(etc/modules.conf) -source=(ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/$pkgname/v2.4/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.bz2 \\ +source=(ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/$pkgname/v2.4/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.bz2 modules.conf) arch=('i686') -license=('GPL' 'custom') #dual licensed -md5sums=('2c0cca3ef6330a187c6ef4fe41ecaa4d' \\ +license=('GPL' 'custom') # dual licensed +md5sums=('2c0cca3ef6330a187c6ef4fe41ecaa4d' '35175bee593a7cc7d6205584a94d8625') -options=('nolibtool') +options=(!libtool) build() { cd $startdir/src/$pkgname-$pkgver @@ -273,7 +233,8 @@ build() { .SH SEE ALSO .BR makepkg (8), -.BR pacman (8) +.BR pacman (8), +.BR makepkg.conf (5) See the Arch Linux website at <http://www.archlinux.org> for more current information on the distribution and the \fBpacman\fP family of tools, and |