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diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt index f9f50d17..be3f1169 100644 --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This manual page is meant to describe general rules about PKGBUILDs. Once a PKGBUILD is written, the actual package is built using makepkg and installed with pacman. -*NOTE:* If you have a local copy of the Arch Build System (ABS) tree on your +NOTE: If you have a local copy of the Arch Build System (ABS) tree on your computer, you can copy the PKGBUILD.proto file to your new package build directory and edit it from there. To acquire/sync the ABS tree, use the abs script included with pacman. @@ -33,14 +33,13 @@ Options and Directives used in the package filename. *pkgver*:: - The version of the software as released from the author (e.g. `2.7.1`). + The version of the software as released from the author (e.g. \'2.7.1'). *pkgrel*:: This is the release number specific to the Arch Linuxs release. This allows package maintainers to make updates to the package's configure flags, for example. - *pkgdesc*:: This should be a brief description of the package and its functionality. Try to keep the description to one line of text. @@ -51,13 +50,13 @@ Options and Directives *license (array)*:: This field specifies the license(s) that apply to the package. - Commonly-used licenses are found in `/usr/share/licenses/common`. If you + Commonly-used licenses are found in '/usr/share/licenses/common'. If you see the package's license there, simply reference it in the license field (e.g. `$$license=('GPL')$$`). If the package provides a license not - found in `/usr/share/licenses/common`, then you should include the license + found in '/usr/share/licenses/common', then you should include the license in the package itself and set `$$license=('custom')$$` or `$$license=('custom:LicenseName')$$`. The license should be placed in - `$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname` when building the package. If + '$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname' when building the package. If multiple licenses are applicable for a package, list all of them: `$$license=('GPL' 'FDL')$$`. @@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ Options and Directives This array contains an MD5 hash for every source file specified in the source array (in the same order). makepkg will use this to verify source file integrity during subsequent builds. To easily generate md5sums, run - "makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD". If desired, move the md5sums line to an + ``makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD''. If desired, move the md5sums line to an appropriate location. *NOTE:* makepkg supports multiple integrity algorithms and their corresponding arrays (i.e. sha1sums for the SHA1 algorithm); however, official packages use only md5sums for the time @@ -97,11 +96,11 @@ Options and Directives *groups (array)*:: An array of symbolic names that represent groups of packages, allowing you to install multiple packages by requesting a single target. For - example, one could install all KDE packages by installing the `kde` group. + example, one could install all KDE packages by installing the 'kde' group. *arch (array)*:: Defines on which architectures the given package is available (e.g. - `$$arch=('i686' 'x86_64')). + `$$arch=('i686' 'x86_64')$$`). *backup (array)*:: A space-delimited array of filenames, without preceding slashes, that @@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ Options and Directives same format as depends, except you cannot specify versions. *provides (array)*:: - An array of "virtual provisions" that this package provides. This allows + An array of ``virtual provisions'' that this package provides. This allows a package to provide dependencies other than its own package name. For example, the dcron package can provide 'cron', which allows packages to depend on 'cron' rather than 'dcron OR fcron'. @@ -136,50 +135,52 @@ Options and Directives An array of packages that this package should replace, and can be used to handle renamed/combined packages. For example, if the 'j2re' package is renamed to 'jre', this directive allows future upgrades to continue - as expected even though the package has moved. + as expected even though the package has moved. Sysupgrade is currently + the only pacman operation that utilizes this field, a normal sync will + not use its value. *options (array)*:: This array allows you to override some of makepkg's default behavior when building packages. To set an option, just include the option name - in the options array. To reverse the default behavior, place an "!" at + in the options array. To reverse the default behavior, place an ``!'' at the front of the option. Only specify the options you specifically want to override, the rest will be taken from manlink:makepkg.conf[5]. - *NOTE:* 'force' is a special option only used in manlink:PKGBUILD[5]s, + *NOTE:* 'force' is a special option only used in a manlink:PKGBUILD[5], do not use it unless you know what you are doing. - *strip*:: + *strip*;; Strip symbols from binaries and libraries. If you frequently use a debugger on programs or libraries, it may be helpful to disable this option. - *docs*:: + *docs*;; Save doc and info directories. If you wish to delete doc and - info directories, specify "!docs" in the array. + info directories, specify `!docs` in the array. - *libtool*:: - Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify "!libtool" to + *libtool*;; + Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify `!libtool` to remove them. - *emptydirs*:: + *emptydirs*;; Leave empty directories in packages. - *ccache*:: + *ccache*;; Allow the use of ccache during build. More useful in its negative - form "!ccache" with select packages that have problems building + form `!ccache` with select packages that have problems building with ccache. - *distcc*:: + *distcc*;; Allow the use of distcc during build. More useful in its negative - form "!distcc" with select packages that have problems building + form `!distcc` with select packages that have problems building with distcc. - *makeflags*:: + *makeflags*;; Allow the use of user-specific makeflags during build as specified in manlink:makepkg.conf[5]. More useful in its negative form - "!makeflags" with select packages that have problems building with - custom makeflags such as "-j2" (or higher). + `!makeflags` with select packages that have problems building with + custom makeflags such as `-j2` (or higher). - *force*:: + *force*;; Force the package to be upgraded by a pacman system upgrade operation, even if the version number would normally not trigger such an upgrade. This is useful when the version numbering scheme |