makepkg, is it iteractive?

TheSaint · 2012-09-19 10:33:30

Hello,

I'm trying to learn to make a PKGBUILD which should offer some options during the process.
I rose some doubt because the additional function, to ask questions, will fail to add required dependencies.
I don't know much about makepkg, then I don't see way to execute the question out of the build() function. Isn't it allowed?

Allan · 2012-09-19 10:58:37

No.

Awebb · 2012-09-19 11:24:05

Let the user edit some local variables in the PKGBUILD before calling makepkg, but only if it is really required.

drcouzelis · 2012-09-19 14:09:48

Here is a similar recent thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=147203

progandy · 2012-09-19 15:15:34

Awebb wrote:

Let the user edit some local variables in the PKGBUILD before calling makepkg, but only if it is really required.

You can even modify the dependency array:

# configuration, enable with "y"
_enable_foo=n
_enable_bar=y
# end configuration

depends=(glibc something)
# add dependencies for configuration
    [ "$_enable_foo" = y ] && depends+=(libfoo)
    if [ "$_enable_bar" = y ]; then
        depends+=(libbar)
    fi
# end additional dependencies

function build() {
    if [] ... fi
    if [] ... fi
    make
}

TheSaint · 2012-09-19 15:33:07

I stand for the dictated general options.
Mostly there should be a PKGBUILD for each of the greater option.
@drcouzelis, thanks for the info.

ANOKNUSA · 2012-09-19 15:36:24

Do something similar to what graysky did with the linux-ck PKGBUILD: Create variables unique to the PKGBUILD, and then place comments at the top describing those variables. No one should be building from the AUR without reading PKGBUILDs anyway.

ngoonee · 2012-09-20 00:52:58

ANOKNUSA wrote:

Do something similar to what graysky did with the linux-ck PKGBUILD: Create variables unique to the PKGBUILD, and then place comments at the top describing those variables. No one should be building from the AUR without reading PKGBUILDs anyway.

Added bonus point - you may be able to cause bugs for those using yaourt (which is good because it forces people to THINK when installing). linux-ice and linux-rt-ice do similar.

TheSaint · 2012-09-20 05:09:55

Well, the new one should comply the specifications.
Group packages use a iteractivity, doesn't they?

ngoonee · 2012-09-20 05:22:31

TheSaint wrote:

Group packages use a iteractivity, doesn't they?

How so? The interactivity is part of pacman, not part of each PKGBUILD.

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#1 2012-09-19 10:33:30

makepkg, is it iteractive?

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Re: makepkg, is it iteractive?

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Re: makepkg, is it iteractive?

#4 2012-09-19 14:09:48

Re: makepkg, is it iteractive?

#5 2012-09-19 15:15:34

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#6 2012-09-19 15:33:07

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