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author | Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org> | 2010-12-15 07:41:59 +0100 |
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committer | Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org> | 2010-12-15 07:41:59 +0100 |
commit | 45146dccbb94f14fb56df2999131851ff15e46b9 (patch) | |
tree | b6a16df6b3adc276b84de9d44b58aacd92c4396c /doc | |
parent | ab9c0814d291db840f60073b4e63d58f932e5e64 (diff) | |
parent | ba45cb459084a0746e0005345b8c5483834d1ba2 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt index c85220b8..3d3909ac 100644 --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt @@ -237,9 +237,11 @@ name. The syntax is: `source=('filename::url')`. build() Function ---------------- In addition to the above directives, the optional build() bash function usually -comprises the remainder of the PKGBUILD. This is directly sourced and executed by -makepkg, so anything that bash or the system has available is available for use -here. Be sure any exotic commands used are covered by `makedepends`. +comprises the remainder of the PKGBUILD. This is directly sourced and executed +by makepkg, so anything that bash or the system has available is available for +use here. The function is run in `bash -e` mode, meaning any command that exits +with a non-zero status will cause the function to exit. Be sure any exotic +commands used are covered by `makedepends`. All of the above variables such as `pkgname` and `pkgver` are available for use in the build function. In addition, makepkg defines three variables for your @@ -263,24 +265,27 @@ the build function. package() Function ------------------ -An optional package() function can be specified in addition to the build() function. -This function is run immediately after the build() function. When specified in -combination with the fakeroot BUILDENV option in linkman:makepkg.conf[5], fakeroot -usage will be limited to running the packaging stage. An existing build() function +An optional package() function can be specified in addition to the build() +function. This function is run immediately after the build() function. The +function is run in `bash -e` mode, meaning any command that exits with a +non-zero status will cause the function to exit. When specified in combination +with the fakeroot BUILDENV option in linkman:makepkg.conf[5], fakeroot usage +will be limited to running the packaging stage. An existing build() function will be run as the user calling makepkg. Package Splitting ----------------- -makepkg supports building multiple packages from a single PKGBUILD. This is achieved -by assigning an array of package names to the `pkgname` directive. Each split package -uses a corresponding packaging function with name `package_foo()`, where `foo` is the -name of the split package. - -All options and directives for the split packages default to the global values given -within the PKGBUILD. However, some of these can be overridden within each split -package's packaging function. The following variables can be overridden: `pkgver`, -`pkgrel`, `pkgdesc`, `arch`, `license`, `groups`, `depends`, `optdepends`, -`provides`, `conflicts`, `replaces`, `backup`, `options`, `install` and `changelog`. +makepkg supports building multiple packages from a single PKGBUILD. This is +achieved by assigning an array of package names to the `pkgname` directive. +Each split package uses a corresponding packaging function with name +`package_foo()`, where `foo` is the name of the split package. + +All options and directives for the split packages default to the global values +given within the PKGBUILD. However, some of these can be overridden within each +split package's packaging function. The following variables can be overridden: +`pkgver`, `pkgrel`, `pkgdesc`, `arch`, `license`, `groups`, `depends`, +`optdepends`, `provides`, `conflicts`, `replaces`, `backup`, `options`, +`install` and `changelog`. An optional global directive is available when building a split package: |