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Diffstat (limited to 'src/librefetch/librefetch.8.ronn')
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diff --git a/src/librefetch/librefetch.8.ronn b/src/librefetch/librefetch.8.ronn index 6ee3ce8..3ed462d 100644 --- a/src/librefetch/librefetch.8.ronn +++ b/src/librefetch/librefetch.8.ronn @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ librefetch(8) -- downloads or creates a liberated source tarball `librefetch` is a program to streamline creation of custom source tarballs for `PKGBUILD(5)` files. -If a URL mentioned in the <source> array in a `PKGUILD` is in a +If a URL mentioned in the <source> array in a `PKGBUILD` is in a location that Parabola uploads "custom" source tarballs to (or configured locations), and no file is at that URL, librefetch will automatically create it for you. @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Because of this, it is almost never necessary to call `librefetch` manually. The post-install script also configures `librefetch` as the download -agent for `libre://` URLs, for compatability with PKGBUILDs that used -a previous version of librefetch. +agent for `libre://` URLs, for compatibility with `PKGBUILD` files +that used a previous version of librefetch. There are 5 modes: @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fails, it may choose to try `create` mode. script. * `-M` | `--makepkg`: Use `makepkg` mode: print the effective makepkg script. - * `-h` | `--help`: Use `help` mode: Show useage information. + * `-h` | `--help`: Use `help` mode: Show usage information. Other options, if they are documented in `makepkg -h`, are passed to the modified copy of makepkg created during `create` mode. @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ the modified copy of makepkg created during `create` mode. If <SOURCE-URL> begins with the string `libre://`, it is replaced with the first value in <MIRRORS>, as configured in `librefetch.conf(5)`; -this is for compatability with PKGBUILDs that used a previous version -of librefetch. +this is for compatibility with `PKGBUILD` files that used a previous +version of librefetch. It uses <DOWNLOADER>, as configured in `librefetch.conf` to attempt to download the source tarball from that URL. If that fails, and @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ this method, the `SRCBUILD` must be deleted (or renamed) for this to work. The dynamically created `SRCBUILD` is created by copying `PKGBUILD` to -a temorary file, then re-setting variables and re-defining functions. +a temporary file, then re-setting variables and re-defining functions. Following is a table of the translations. Variables @@ -151,19 +151,19 @@ In summary: * Set <mksource=()> and <mkmd5sums=()> to act as <source=()> and <md5sums=()>, respectively. * Declare a `mksource()` function to make modifications to the - source, if nescessary. + source, if necessary. Other changes: * <pkgname> is set to <pkgbase>, or the first element of the - <pkgname> array (the effect is that split packaging is turnes + <pkgname> array (the effect is that split packaging is turned off). * <options=()> is set have `makepkg` avoid making changes to <$pkgdir>. The exact change is: options=(!strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs !zipman purge !upx) - * <PURGE_TARGETS=()> has vcs directories added to it: + * <PURGE_TARGETS=()> has VCS directories added to it: PURGE_TARGETS=(.bzr/ .cvs/ .git/ .hg/ .svn/ .makepkg/) |