///// vim:set ts=4 sw=4 syntax=asciidoc noet: ///// makepkg(8) ========== Name ---- makepkg - package build utility Synopsis -------- 'makepkg' [options] 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 ------- *\--asroot*:: Allow makepkg to run as root. This is for security purposes as it is normally dangerous to do so. This will also disable use of fakeroot and sudo. *-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 This is for rebuilding packages from source when the PKGBUILD may be slightly outdated and not updated with an `arch=('yourarch')` field.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. *-C, \--cleancache*:: Removes all cached source files from the directory specified in `SRCDEST` in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. *\--config* <file>:: Use an alternate config 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; use whatever source already exists in the src/ directory. This is handy if you want to go into src/ 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. *-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. *--forcever*:: This is a hidden option that should *not* be used unless you really know what you are doing. makepkg uses this internally when calling itself to set the new development pkgver of the package. *-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, just print a warning instead. *-h, \--help*:: Output syntax and command line options. *\--holdver*:: Useful when building development versions of packages. Prevents makepkg from automatically bumping the pkgver to the latest revision number in the package's development tree. *-i, \--install*:: Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using linkman:pacman[8]. *-L, \--log*:: Enable makepkg build logging. This will use the *tee* program to send output of the `build()` function to both the console and to a text file in the build directory named `pkgname-pkgver-pkgrel-arch.log`. As mentioned above, the build log 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 only, but do not build them. Useful with the `\--noextract` option if you wish to tweak the files in src/ before building. *-p* <buildscript>:: Read the package script `buildscript` instead of the `PKGBUILD` default; see linkman:PKGBUILD[5]. *-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 a depend 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. *\--allsource*:: Do not actually build the package, but build a source-only tarball that includes all sources, including those that are normally download 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. *\--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. *\--pkg <list>*:: Only build listed packages from a split package. The use of quotes is necessary when specifying multiple packages. e.g. `--pkg "pkg1 pkg3"` *\--check*:: Run the check() function in the PKGBUILD, overriding the setting in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. *\--nocheck*:: Do not run the check() function in the PKGBUILD or handle the checkdepends. *\--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. *\--noprogressbar*:: (Passed to pacman) Prevent pacman from displaying a progress bar; useful if you are redirecting makepkg output to file. 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. 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'. **PKGDEST=**"/path/to/folder":: Folder where the resulting packages will be stored. Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. **SRCDEST=**"/path/to/folder":: Folder where the downloaded sources will be stored. Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. **BUILDDIR=**"/path/to/folder":: Folder where the package will be built. Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. Configuration ------------- See linkman:makepkg.conf[5] for more details on configuring makepkg using the 'makepkg.conf' file. See Also -------- linkman:makepkg.conf[5], linkman:PKGBUILD[5], linkman:pacman[8] include::footer.txt[]