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@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ makepkg \- package build utility
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
\fBmakepkg\fP is a script to automate the building of packages. All it needs is \fBmakepkg\fP is a script to automate the building of packages. All it needs is
a build-capable Linux platform and a custom build script for each package you a build-capable Linux platform and a custom build script for each package you
wish to build (known as a \fB\*(PB\fP). The advantage to a script-based build wish to build (known as a \fB\*(PB\fP). See
is that the work is only done once. Once you have the build script for a .BR \*(PB (5)
package, makepkg will do the rest: download and validate source files, check for details on creating your own build scripts.
dependencies, configure the build-time settings, build the package, install the
package into a temporary root, make customizations, generate meta-info, and The advantage to a script-based build is that the work is only done once. Once
package the whole thing up for \fBpacman\fP to use. you have the build script for a package, makepkg will do the rest: download and
validate source files, check dependencies, configure the build-time settings,
build the package, install the package into a temporary root, make
customizations, generate meta-info, and package the whole thing up for
\fBpacman\fP to use.
\fBmakeworld\fP can be used to rebuild an entire package group or the entire \fBmakeworld\fP can be used to rebuild an entire package group or the entire
build tree. See \fBmakeworld --help\fP for syntax. build tree. See \fBmakeworld --help\fP for syntax.