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9 makepkg - package build utility
19 makepkg is a script to automate the building of packages. The requirements for
20 using the script are a build-capable \*nix platform and a custom build script
21 for each package you wish to build (known as a PKGBUILD). See
22 linkman:PKGBUILD[5] for details on creating your own build scripts.
24 The advantage to a script-based build is that the work is only done once. Once
25 you have the build script for a package, makepkg will do the rest: download and
26 validate source files, check dependencies, configure the build-time settings,
27 build the package, install the package into a temporary root, make
28 customizations, generate meta-info, and package the whole thing up for pacman
31 NOTE: makepkg uses your current locale by default and does not unset it when
32 building packages. If you wish to share your build output with others when
33 seeking help or for other purposes, you may wish to run "`LC_ALL=C makepkg`" so
34 your logs and output are not localized.
39 Allow makepkg to run as root. This is for security purposes as it is
40 normally dangerous to do so. This will also disable use of fakeroot and
44 Ignore a missing or incomplete arch field in the build script. This is
45 for rebuilding packages from source when the PKGBUILD may be slightly
46 outdated and not updated with an `arch=('yourarch')` field.
49 Clean up leftover work files and directories after a successful build.
52 Removes all cached source files from the directory specified in `SRCDEST`
53 in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
55 *--config* <`/path/to/config`>::
56 Use an alternate config file instead of the `/etc/makepkg.conf` default;
59 Do not perform any dependency checks. This will let you override and
60 ignore any dependencies required. There is a good chance this option
61 will break the build process if all of the dependencies are not
65 Do not extract source files; use whatever source already exists in the
66 src/ directory. This is handy if you want to go into src/ and manually
67 patch or tweak code, then make a package out of the result. Keep in mind
68 that creating a patch may be a better solution to allow others to use
72 makepkg will not build a package if a built package already exists in
73 the `PKGDEST` (set in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]) directory, which may
74 default to the current directory. This allows the built package to be
78 This is a hidden option that should *not* be used unless you really know
79 what you are doing. makepkg uses this internally when calling itself to
80 set the new development pkgver of the package.
83 For each source file in the source array of PKGBUILD, download the file
84 if required and generate integrity checks. The integrity checks
85 generated are determined by the value of the INTEGRITY_CHECK array in
86 linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. This output can be redirected into your
87 PKGBUILD for source validation using "`makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD`".
90 Output syntax and command line options.
93 Useful when building development versions of packages. Prevents makepkg
94 from automatically bumping the pkgver to the latest revision number in
95 the package's development tree.
98 Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using
102 Enable makepkg build logging. This will use the *tee* program to send
103 output of the `build()` function to both the console and to a text file in
104 the build directory named `pkgname-pkgver-pkgrel-arch.log`. As mentioned
105 above, the build log will be localized so you may want to set your locale
106 accordingly if sharing the log output with others.
109 Disable color in output messages.
112 Download and extract files only, but do not build them. Useful with the
113 `\--noextract` option if you wish to tweak the files in src/ before
116 *-p* <`buildscript`>::
117 Read the package script `buildscript` instead of the `PKGBUILD` default;
118 see linkman:PKGBUILD[5].
121 Upon successful build, remove any dependencies installed by makepkg
122 during dependency auto-resolution and installation when using `-s`.
125 Repackage contents of the package without rebuilding the package. This
126 is useful if you forgot a depend or install file in your PKGBUILD and
127 the build itself will not change.
130 Install missing dependencies using pacman. When build-time or run-time
131 dependencies are not found, pacman will try to resolve them. If
132 successful, the missing packages will be downloaded and installed.
135 Do not actually build the package, but build a source-only tarball that
136 includes all sources, including those that are normally download via
137 makepkg. This is useful for passing a single tarball to another program
138 such as a chroot or remote builder. It will also satisfy requirements of
139 the GPL when distributing binary packages.
142 Do not actually build the package, but build a source-only tarball that
143 does not include sources that can be fetched via a download URL. This is
144 useful for passing a single tarball to another program such as a chroot,
145 remote builder, or a tarball upload.
148 (Passed to pacman) Prevent pacman from waiting for user input before
149 proceeding with operations.
152 (Passed to pacman) Prevent pacman from displaying a progress bar;
153 useful if you are redirecting makepkg output to file.
158 makepkg supports building development versions of packages without having to
159 manually update the pkgver in the PKGBUILD. This was formerly done using the
160 separate utility 'versionpkg'. See linkman:PKGBUILD[5] for details on how to
161 set up a development PKGBUILD.
166 See linkman:makepkg.conf[5] for more details on configuring makepkg using the
172 linkman:makepkg.conf[5], linkman:PKGBUILD[5], linkman:pacman[8]
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