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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/pacman.8.txt | 3 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt index 684800eb..c85220b8 100644 --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ similar to `$_basekernver`. *pkgrel*:: This is the release number specific to the Arch Linux release. This allows package maintainers to make updates to the package's configure - flags, for example. A pkgrel of 1 is typically used for each upstream + flags, for example. A pkgrel of '1' is typically used for each upstream software release and is incremented for intermediate PKGBUILD updates. The variable is not allowed to contain hyphens. @@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ similar to `$_basekernver`. This should be a brief description of the package and its functionality. Try to keep the description to one line of text. +*epoch*:: + Used to force the package to be seen as newer than any previous versions + with a lower epoch, even if the version number would normally not trigger + such an upgrade. This value is required to be a positive integer; the + default value if left unspecified is '0'. This is useful when the version + numbering scheme of a package changes (or is alphanumeric), breaking normal + version comparison logic. See linkman:pacman[8] for more information on + version comparisons. + *url*:: This field contains a URL that is associated with the software being packaged. This is typically the project's website. @@ -186,8 +195,8 @@ name. The syntax is: `source=('filename::url')`. 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 linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. - *NOTE:* 'force' is a special option only used in a linkman:PKGBUILD[5], - do not use it unless you know what you are doing. + *NOTE:* 'force' is a now-removed option in favor of the top level 'epoch' + variable. *strip*;; Strip symbols from binaries and libraries. If you frequently @@ -224,13 +233,6 @@ name. The syntax is: `source=('filename::url')`. `!makeflags` with select packages that have problems building with custom makeflags such as `-j2` (or higher). - *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 - of a package changes (or is alphanumeric). See linkman:pacman[8] for - more information on version comparisons. - build() Function ---------------- diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index ec2a7546..4bdb3f95 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ to determine which packages need upgrading. This behavior operates as follows: 1.0a < 1.0alpha < 1.0b < 1.0beta < 1.0p < 1.0pre < 1.0rc < 1.0 Numeric: 1 < 1.0 < 1.1 < 1.1.1 < 1.2 < 2.0 < 3.0.0 ++ +Additionally, packages can have an 'epoch' value defined that will override any +version comparison and force an upgrade. *-T, \--deptest*:: Check dependencies; this is useful in scripts such as makepkg to check |