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PKGBUILD(5)
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===========
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Name
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PKGBUILD - Arch Linux package build description file
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Synopsis
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--------
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PKGBUILD
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Description
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-----------
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This manual page is meant to describe general rules about PKGBUILDs. Once a
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PKGBUILD is written, the actual package is built using makepkg and installed
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with pacman.
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NOTE: If you have a local copy of the Arch Build System (ABS) tree on your
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computer, you can copy the PKGBUILD.proto file to your new package build
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directory and edit it from there. To acquire/sync the ABS tree, use the abs
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script included with pacman.
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Options and Directives
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----------------------
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*pkgname*::
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The name of the package. This has be a unix-friendly name as it will be
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used in the package filename.
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*pkgver*::
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The version of the software as released from the author (e.g. \'2.7.1').
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*pkgrel*::
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This is the release number specific to the Arch Linuxs release. This
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allows package maintainers to make updates to the package's configure
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flags, for example.
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*pkgdesc*::
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This should be a brief description of the package and its functionality.
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Try to keep the description to one line of text.
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*url*::
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This field contains a URL that is associated with the software being
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packaged. This is typically the project's website.
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*license (array)*::
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This field specifies the license(s) that apply to the package.
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Commonly-used licenses are found in '/usr/share/licenses/common'. If you
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see the package's license there, simply reference it in the license
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field (e.g. `$$license=('GPL')$$`). If the package provides a license not
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found in '/usr/share/licenses/common', then you should include the license
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in the package itself and set `$$license=('custom')$$` or
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`$$license=('custom:LicenseName')$$`. The license should be placed in
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'$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname' when building the package. If
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multiple licenses are applicable for a package, list all of them:
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`$$license=('GPL' 'FDL')$$`.
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*install*::
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Specifies a special install script that is to be included in the package.
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This file should reside in the same directory as the PKGBUILD, and will
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be copied into the package by makepkg. It does not need to be included
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in the source array (e.g. `$$install=pkgname.install$$`).
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*source (array)*::
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An array of source files required to build the package. Source files
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must either reside in the same directory as the PKGBUILD file, or be a
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fully-qualified URL that makepkg will use to download the file. In order
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to make the PKGBUILD as useful as possible, use the $pkgname and $pkgver
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variables if possible when specifying the download location.
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*noextract (array)*::
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An array of filenames corresponding to those from the source array. Files
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listed here will not be extracted with the rest of the source files. This
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is useful for packages which use compressed data which is downloaded but
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not necessary to uncompress.
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*md5sums (array)*::
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This array contains an MD5 hash for every source file specified in the
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source array (in the same order). makepkg will use this to verify source
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file integrity during subsequent builds. To easily generate md5sums, run
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``makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD''. If desired, move the md5sums line to an
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appropriate location. *NOTE:* makepkg supports multiple integrity
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algorithms and their corresponding arrays (i.e. sha1sums for the SHA1
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algorithm); however, official packages use only md5sums for the time
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being.
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*sha1sums, etc.*::
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Alternative integrity checks that makepkg supports, as noted in md5sums
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above.
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*groups (array)*::
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An array of symbolic names that represent groups of packages, allowing
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you to install multiple packages by requesting a single target. For
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example, one could install all KDE packages by installing the 'kde' group.
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*arch (array)*::
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Defines on which architectures the given package is available (e.g.
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`$$arch=('i686' 'x86_64')$$`).
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*backup (array)*::
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A space-delimited array of filenames, without preceding slashes, that
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should be backed up if the package is removed or upgraded. This is
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commonly used for packages placing configuration files in /etc. See
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Handling Config Files in manlink:pacman[8] for more information.
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*depends (array)*::
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An array of packages that this package depends on to run. Packages in
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this list should be surrounded with single quotes and contain at least
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the package name. Entries can also include a version requirement of the
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form 'name<>version', where <> is one of three comparisons: >= (greater
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than or equal to), <= (less than or equal to), or = (equal to).
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*makedepends (array)*::
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An array of packages that this package depends on to build, but are not
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needed at runtime. Packages in this list follow the same format as
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depends.
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*conflicts (array)*::
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An array of packages that will conflict with this package (i.e. they
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cannot both be installed at the same time). This directive follows the
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same format as depends, except you cannot specify versions.
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*provides (array)*::
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An array of ``virtual provisions'' that this package provides. This allows
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a package to provide dependencies other than its own package name. For
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example, the dcron package can provide 'cron', which allows packages to
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depend on 'cron' rather than 'dcron OR fcron'.
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*replaces (array)*::
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An array of packages that this package should replace, and can be used
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to handle renamed/combined packages. For example, if the 'j2re' package
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is renamed to 'jre', this directive allows future upgrades to continue
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as expected even though the package has moved. Sysupgrade is currently
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the only pacman operation that utilizes this field, a normal sync will
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not use its value.
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*options (array)*::
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This array allows you to override some of makepkg's default behavior
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when building packages. To set an option, just include the option name
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in the options array. To reverse the default behavior, place an ``!'' at
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the front of the option. Only specify the options you specifically want
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to override, the rest will be taken from manlink:makepkg.conf[5].
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*NOTE:* 'force' is a special option only used in a manlink:PKGBUILD[5],
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do not use it unless you know what you are doing.
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*strip*;;
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Strip symbols from binaries and libraries. If you frequently
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use a debugger on programs or libraries, it may be helpful to
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disable this option.
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*docs*;;
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Save doc and info directories. If you wish to delete doc and
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info directories, specify `!docs` in the array.
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*libtool*;;
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Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify `!libtool` to
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remove them.
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*emptydirs*;;
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Leave empty directories in packages.
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*ccache*;;
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Allow the use of ccache during build. More useful in its negative
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form `!ccache` with select packages that have problems building
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with ccache.
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*distcc*;;
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Allow the use of distcc during build. More useful in its negative
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form `!distcc` with select packages that have problems building
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with distcc.
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*makeflags*;;
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Allow the use of user-specific makeflags during build as specified
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in manlink:makepkg.conf[5]. More useful in its negative form
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`!makeflags` with select packages that have problems building with
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custom makeflags such as `-j2` (or higher).
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*force*;;
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Force the package to be upgraded by a pacman system upgrade
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operation, even if the version number would normally not trigger
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such an upgrade. This is useful when the version numbering scheme
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of a package changes (or is alphanumeric).
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Install/Upgrade/Remove Scripting
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--------------------------------
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Pacman has the ability to store and execute a package-specific script when it
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installs, removes, or upgrades a package. This allows a package to configure
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itself after installation and do the opposite right before it is removed.
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The exact time the script is run varies with each operation:
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*pre_install*::
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script is run right before files are extracted.
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*post_install*::
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script is run right after files are extracted.
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*pre_upgrade*::
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script is run right before files are extracted.
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*post_upgrade*::
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script is run after files are extracted.
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*pre_remove*::
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script is run right before files are removed.
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*post_remove*::
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script is run right after files are removed.
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To use this feature, create a file such as 'pkgname.install' and put it in the
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same directory as the PKGBUILD script. Then use the install directive:
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install=pkgname.install
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The install script does not need to be specified in the source array. A template
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install file is available in the ABS tree (/var/abs/install.proto).
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Example
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-------
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The following is an example PKGBUILD for the 'module-init-tools' package. For more
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examples, look through the ABS tree.
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include::PKGBUILD-example.txt[]
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-----
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See Also
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--------
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manlink:makepkg[8], manlink:pacman[8], manlink:makepkg.conf[5]
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include::footer.txt[]
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