path: root/doc/makepkg.8.txt

makepkg(8)
==========

Name
----
makepkg - package build utility


Synopsis
--------
'makepkg' [options] [ENVVAR=value] [ENVVAR+=value] ...


Description
-----------
'makepkg' is a script to automate the building of packages. The requirements for
using the script are a build-capable *nix platform and a custom build script
for each package you wish to build (known as a PKGBUILD). See
linkman:PKGBUILD[5] for details on creating your own build scripts.

The advantage to a script-based build is that the work is only done once. Once
you have the build script for a package, 'makepkg' will do the rest: download and
validate source files, check dependencies, configure the build-time settings,
build the package, install the package into a temporary root, make
customizations, generate meta-info, and package the whole thing up for pacman
to use.

NOTE: 'makepkg' uses your current locale by default and does not unset it when
building packages. If you wish to share your build output with others when
seeking help or for other purposes, you may wish to run "`LC_ALL=C makepkg`" so
your logs and output are not localized.


Options
-------
*-A, \--ignorearch*::
	Ignore a missing or incomplete arch field in the build script. This is
	for rebuilding packages from source when the PKGBUILD may be slightly
	outdated and not updated with an `arch=('yourarch')` field.

*-c, \--clean*::
	Clean up leftover work files and directories after a successful build.

*\--config* <file>::
	Use an alternate configuration file instead of the +{sysconfdir}/makepkg.conf+
	default.

*-d, \--nodeps*::
	Do not perform any dependency checks. This will let you override and
	ignore any dependencies required. There is a good chance this option
	will break the build process if all of the dependencies are not
	installed.

*-e, \--noextract*::
	Do not extract source files or run the prepare() function (if present);
	use whatever source already exists in the $srcdir/ directory. This is
	handy if you want to go into $srcdir/ and manually patch or tweak code,
	then make a package out of the result. Keep in mind that creating a
	patch may be a better solution to allow others to use your PKGBUILD.

*\--verifysource*::
	For each source file in the source array of PKGBUILD, download the file
	if required and perform the integrity checks. No extraction or build is
	performed. Dependencies specified in the PKGBUILD will not be handled
	unless `--syncdeps` is used. Useful for performing subsequent offline
	builds.

*-f, \--force*::
	makepkg will not build a package if a built package already exists in
	the `PKGDEST` (set in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]) directory, which may
	default to the current directory. This allows the built package to be
	overwritten.

*-g, \--geninteg*::
	For each source file in the source array of PKGBUILD, download the file
	if required and generate integrity checks. The integrity checks generated
	are determined by the checks present in the PKGBUILD, falling back to the
	value of the INTEGRITY_CHECK array in makepkg.conf(5) if these are absent
	This output can be redirected into your PKGBUILD for source validation
	using "`makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD`".

*--skipinteg*::
	Do not perform any integrity checks (checksum and PGP) on source files.

*\--skipchecksums*::
	Do not verify checksums of source files.

*\--skippgpcheck*::
	Do not verify PGP signatures of source files.

*-h, \--help*::
	Output syntax and command line options.

*--holdver*::
	When using VCS sources (linkman:PKGBUILD[5]) any currently checked out source
	will not be updated to the latest revision.

*-i, \--install*::
	Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using
	linkman:pacman[8].

*-L, \--log*::
	Enable logging. This will use the *tee* program to send the output of each
	of the PKGBUILD functions to both the console and to a text file in the
	build directory named `pkgbase-pkgver-pkgrel-arch-<function>.log`.
	As mentioned above, the logs will be localized so you may want to set your
	locale accordingly if sharing the log output with others.

*-m, \--nocolor*::
	Disable color in output messages.

*-o, \--nobuild*::
	Download and extract files, run the prepare() function, but do not build
	them. Useful with the '\--noextract' option if you wish to tweak the files
	in $srcdir/ before building.

*-p* <buildscript>::
	Read the package script `buildscript` instead of the `PKGBUILD` default;
	see linkman:PKGBUILD[5]. The `buildscript` must be located in the directory
	makepkg is called from.

*-r, \--rmdeps*::
	Upon successful build, remove any dependencies installed by makepkg
	during dependency auto-resolution and installation when using `-s`.

*-R, \--repackage*::
	Repackage contents of the package without rebuilding the package. This
	is useful if you forgot, for example, a dependency or install file in your
	PKGBUILD and the build itself will not change.

*-s, \--syncdeps*::
	Install missing dependencies using pacman. When build-time or run-time
	dependencies are not found, pacman will try to resolve them. If
	successful, the missing packages will be downloaded and installed.

*-S, \--source*::
	Do not actually build the package, but build a source-only tarball that
	does not include sources that can be fetched via a download URL. This is
	useful for passing a single tarball to another program such as a chroot,
	remote builder, or a tarball upload. Because integrity checks are verified,
	all source files of the package need to be present or downloadable.

*-V, \--version*::
	Display version information.

*-C, \--cleanbuild*::
	Remove the $srcdir before building the package.

*\--allsource*::
	Do not actually build the package, but build a source-only tarball that
	includes all sources, including those that are normally downloaded via
	makepkg. This is useful for passing a single tarball to another program
	such as a chroot or remote builder. It will also satisfy requirements of
	the GPL when distributing binary packages.

*\--check*::
	Run the check() function in the PKGBUILD, overriding the setting in
	linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

*\--noarchive*::
	Do not create the archive at the end of the build process. This can be
	useful to test the package() function or if your target distribution does
	not use pacman.

*\--nocheck*::
	Do not run the check() function in the PKGBUILD or handle the checkdepends.

*\--noprepare*::
	Do not run the prepare() function in the PKGBUILD.

*\--sign*::
	Sign the resulting package with gpg, overriding the setting in
	linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

*\--nosign*::
	Do not create a signature for the built package.

*\--key* <key>::
	Specify a key to use when signing packages, overriding the GPGKEY setting
	in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. If not specified in either location, the
	default key from the keyring will be used.

*\--noconfirm*::
	(Passed to pacman) Prevent pacman from waiting for user input before
	proceeding with operations.

*\--needed*::
	(Passed to pacman) Tell pacman not to reinstall a target if it is already
	up-to-date. (used with '-i' / '\--install').

*\--asdeps*::
	(Passed to pacman) Install packages as non-explicitly installed (used
	with '-i' / '\--install').

*\--noprogressbar*::
	(Passed to pacman) Prevent pacman from displaying a progress bar;
	useful if you are redirecting makepkg output to file.

*\--packagelist*::
	List the package filenames that would be produced without building. Listed
	package filenames include PKGDEST and PKGEXT.

*\--printsrcinfo*::
	Generate and print the SRCINFO file to stdout.


Additional Features
-------------------
makepkg supports building development versions of packages without having to
manually update the pkgver in the PKGBUILD. This was formerly done using the
separate utility 'versionpkg'. See linkman:PKGBUILD[5] for details on how to
set up a development PKGBUILD.


Reproducibility
---------------
makepkg is designed to be compatible with
link:https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/[Reproducible Builds]. If the
**SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH** environment variable is set, it will be exported to
subprocesses, and source and package file modification times and package
metadata will be unified based on the timestamp specified.

If the **SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH** environment variable is not set, makepkg will use
its own start date for internal use, but will not unify source file timestamps
before building.


Environment Variables
---------------------
**PACMAN**::
	The command that will be used to check for missing dependencies and to
	install and remove packages. Pacman's '-Qq', '-Rns', '-S', '-T', and '-U'
	operations must be supported by this command. If the variable is not
	set or empty, makepkg will fall back to `pacman'.

**MAKEPKG_CONF=**"/path/to/file"::
	Use an alternate config file instead of the +{sysconfdir}/makepkg.conf+
	default.

**PKGDEST=**"/path/to/directory"::
	Directory where the resulting packages will be stored. Overrides the
	corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

**SRCDEST=**"/path/to/directory"::
	Directory where the downloaded sources will be stored. Overrides the
	corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

**SRCPKGDEST=**"/path/to/directory"::
	Directory where source package files will be stored. Overrides the
	corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

**LOGDEST=**"/path/to/directory"::
	Directory where generated log files will be stored. Overrides the
	corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

**PACKAGER=**"John Doe <john@doe.com>"::
	String to identify the creator of the resulting package. Overrides
	the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

**BUILDDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
	Directory where the package will be built. Overrides the corresponding
	value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

**CARCH=**"(i686|x86_64)"::
	Force build for a specific architecture. Useful for cross-compiling.
	Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

**PKGEXT=**".pkg.tar.gz", **SRCEXT=**".src.tar.gz"::
	Sets the compression used when making compiled or source packages.
	Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].

**GNUPGHOME=**"/path/to/directory"::
	Directory where the gpg keyring for signing the built package is stored.

**GPGKEY=**"keyid"::
	Specify a key to use when signing packages, overriding the GPGKEY setting
	in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]

**SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=**"<date>"::
	Used for link:https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/[Reproducible Builds].

Configuration
-------------
See linkman:makepkg.conf[5] for more details on configuring makepkg using the
'makepkg.conf' file.


Errors
------
On exit, makepkg will return one of the following error codes.

0::
	Normal exit condition.

1::
	Unknown cause of failure.

2::
	Error in configuration file.

3::
	User specified an invalid option

4::
	Error in user-supplied function in PKGBUILD.

5::
	Failed to create a viable package.

6::
	A source or auxiliary file specified in the PKGBUILD is
	missing.

7::
	The PKGDIR is missing.

8::
	Failed to install dependencies.

9::
	Failed to remove dependencies.

10::
	User attempted to run makepkg as root.

11::
	User lacks permissions to build or install to a given
	location.

12::
	Error parsing PKGBUILD.

13::
	A package has already been built.

14::
	The package failed to install.

15::
	Programs necessary to run makepkg are missing.

16::
	Specified GPG key does not exist.

See Also
--------
linkman:makepkg.conf[5], linkman:PKGBUILD[5], linkman:pacman[8]

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