From 4e0b649c3af6deeb6fcf765deaa3dc9b2f68452d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan McGee Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:37:20 +0000 Subject: Man pages, man pages, man pages. Just a few more additions and clarifications, ensured force option was still documented in PKGBUILD.5. --- doc/PKGBUILD.5 | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/PKGBUILD.5') diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5 b/doc/PKGBUILD.5 index 8e07e4e1..00ee8f7b 100644 --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5 +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5 @@ -144,12 +144,34 @@ though the package has moved. .TP .B options \fI(array)\fP -This array allows you to override some of \fBmakepkg\fP's default behavior -when building packages. To set an option, just include the option name -in the \fBoptions\fP array. -See -.BR makepkg (8) -for details on the options array. +This array allows you to override some of \fBmakepkg\fP's default behavior when +building packages. To set an option, just include the option name in the +\fBoptions\fP 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 \fBmakepkg.conf\fP. NOTE: 'force' is a special option +only used in \fB\*(PB\fPs, do not use it unless you know what you are doing. +.RS +.TP +.B 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. +.TP +.B docs +Save doc and info directories. If you wish to delete doc and info directories, +specify "!docs" in the array. +.TP +.B libtool +Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify "!libtool" to remove them. +.TP +.B emptydirs +Leave empty directories in packages. +.TP +.B force +Force the package to be upgraded by a \fBpacman\fP 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). +.RE .SH INSTALL/UPGRADE/REMOVE SCRIPTING \fBPacman\fP has the ability to store and execute a package-specific script -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b