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@@ -1,67 +1,50 @@ -=================== Arch User Repository (AUR) -=================== +========================== -About: -===== The Arch User Repository (AUR) is a framework for hosting a collection of packaging scripts that are created and submitted by the Arch community. The -scripts contained in the repository (PKGBUILDS) can be built using the Arch -building/packaging script (makepkg) and installed via the Arch pacman manager -(pacman). The AUR project aims to provide the necessary web interface, database -schema, and scripts for a multi-lingual community-driven repository. +scripts contained in the repository (PKGBUILDs) can be built using the AUR +building/packaging script `mkaurball` and installed via the Arch package +manager `pacman`. The AUR project aims to provide the necessary web interface, +database schema, and scripts for a multi-lingual community-driven repository. -Functionality: -========= --Users may submit source packages that contain a PKGBUILD --User accounts with varying permission levels (User, Trusted User, Developer) --Ability to search for specific submitted packages (based on package name, -package description, package submitter, package maintainer) --Display submitted package information by parsing PKGBUILD (description, -license, package dependencies, etc) --Users can make comments on package information page --Mark packages as out-of-date --Vote for well-done and popular user submitted packages --Trusted User and Developer have ability to search for and modify accounts --Area for Trusted Users -and Developers to post AUR-related proposals and vote on them +Functionality +------------- -File Hierarchy: -========== +* Users may submit source packages that contain a PKGBUILD. +* User accounts with varying permission levels (User, Trusted User, Developer). +* Ability to search for specific submitted packages. +* Display package information by parsing meta-data provided with the packages. +* Users can make comments on package information page. +* Mark packages as out-of-date. +* Vote for well-done and popular user submitted packages. +* Trusted User and Developer can search for and modify accounts. +* Area for Trusted Users to post AUR-related proposals and vote on them. -Directory Layout: -------------------- -./po - Translation files for strings in the AUR web - interface. -./scripts - aurblup package blacklist tool. Scripts for AUR - maintenance. -./support - Schema for SQL database. Script for dummy data generation. -./web - Web interface for the AUR. +Directory Layout +---------------- -Files: ------- -AUTHORS - List of maintainers, contributors, and translators for AUR - project. -COPYING - License information for AUR project (GPL version 2). -HACKING - Guidelines for modifying source and submitting - patches. -INSTALL - Installation procedure for AUR. -TODO - List of potential features and changes to be made to the AUR. -TRANSLATING - Directions for creating and updating string translations. -UPGRADING - Changes needed to upgrade older AUR version to newer version. +po:: + Translation files for strings in the AUR web interface. -Code: -===== -Official repository hosted at git://projects.archlinux.org/aur.git -See HACKING for information on submitting patches +scripts:: + aurblup package blacklist tool. Scripts for AUR maintenance. -Bugs: -===== -Discovered bugs can be submitted to the AUR bug tracker: -https://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?project=2 +support:: + Schema for SQL database. Script for dummy data generation. -Contact: -======== -Questions, comments, and patches related to the AUR can be sent to the AUR -development mailing list: aur-dev@archlinux.org -Mailing list archives: https://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aur-dev +web:: + Web interface for the AUR. + +Links +----- + +* The official repository is hosted at git://projects.archlinux.org/aur.git -- + see HACKING for information on submitting patches. + +* Discovered bugs can be submitted to the AUR bug tracker: + https://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?project=2 + +* Questions, comments, and patches related to the AUR can be sent to the AUR + development mailing list: aur-dev@archlinux.org -- mailing list archives: + https://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aur-dev |