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@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ of the corresponding source file.
*md5sums (array)*::
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
- appropriate location.
+ file integrity during subsequent builds. If 'SKIP' is put in the array
+ in place of a normal hash, the integrity check for that source file will
+ be skipped. To easily generate md5sums, run ``makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD''.
+ If desired, move the md5sums line to an appropriate location.
*sha1sums, sha256sums, sha384sums, sha512sums (arrays)*::
Alternative integrity checks that makepkg supports; these all behave
@@ -253,10 +254,10 @@ A normal sync or upgrade will not use its value.
with distcc.
*buildflags*;;
- Allow the use of user-specific buildflags (CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, LDFLAGS)
- during build as specified in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. More useful in
- its negative form `!buildflags` with select packages that have problems
- building with custom buildflags.
+ Allow the use of user-specific buildflags (CPPFLAGS, CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS,
+ LDFLAGS) during build as specified in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. More
+ useful in its negative form `!buildflags` with select packages that
+ have problems building with custom buildflags.
*makeflags*;;
Allow the use of user-specific makeflags during build as specified
@@ -295,6 +296,15 @@ If you create any variables of your own in the build function, it is
recommended to use the bash `local` keyword to scope the variable to inside
the build function.
+prepare() Function
+------------------
+An optional prepare() function can be specified in which operations that are
+to be run in order to prepare the sources for building (such as patching) are
+performed. This function is run after the source extraction and before the
+build() function and is skipped when source extraction is skipped. The
+function is run in `bash -e` mode, meaning any command that exits with a
+non-zero status will cause the function to exit.
+
check() Function
----------------
An optional check() function can be specified in which a packages test-suite
@@ -323,9 +333,9 @@ Each split package uses a corresponding packaging function with name
All options and directives for the split packages default to the global values
given in the PKGBUILD. Nevertheless, the following ones can be overridden within
each split package's packaging function:
-`pkgver`, `pkgrel`, `epoch`, `pkgdesc`, `arch`, `license`, `groups`, `depends`,
-`optdepends`, `provides`, `conflicts`, `replaces`, `backup`, `options`,
-`install` and `changelog`.
+`pkgver`, `pkgrel`, `epoch`, `pkgdesc`, `arch`, `url`, `license`, `groups`,
+`depends`, `optdepends`, `provides`, `conflicts`, `replaces`, `backup`,
+`options`, `install` and `changelog`.
An optional global directive is available when building a split package: