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Toad39

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Registered: 2020-07-06

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Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

Hello,
When I run `makepkg -s`, dependencies in the repos are automatically installed through binary. However, I would like to build the dependencies from source as well as the package, similar to how `emerge` does it. Is there some kind of option to automate this process that comes with libalpm? Or would my best option be to make a C program to do it myself?

Thank you for your time.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

If you actually want to rebuild repository packages (why?) you're likely to have to do that yourself, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Build_System for some existing helper tools.

If this is about getting AUR dependencies resolved as well, that's what AUR helpers can help with, make sure you heed the warning and understand how makepkg works first.

If you want to actually turn Arch into a source based distro, while I know a few that do so, you will likely be more generally happy by sticking with a distro designed for the use case, e.g. gentoo

Toad39

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Re: Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

If you want to actually turn Arch into a source based distro, while I know a few that do so, ...

Yes, this is pretty much what I was looking for. Could you list or provide references to those? I'll also look into source-based distros.

merlock

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Registered: 2018-10-30

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Re: Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

Could you list or provide references to those? I'll also look into source-based distros.

DDG

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2ManyDogs

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Re: Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

merlock, I think Toad39 is asking V1del for references to people here who build all Arch packages from source. If you can get those references from ddg, please share the search you used.

Toad39, for more about source-based distros, check here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … urce-based

I have used Gentoo, CRUX, and LFS. CRUX is my favorite of the three.

merlock

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Re: Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

I think Toad39 is asking V1del for references to people here who build all Arch packages from source.

If that's the case, then I apologize for the misinterpretation.

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Toad39

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Re: Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

Sorry, I didn't understand V1Del's statement. I thought they meant tools that do it, not people.

V1del

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Re: Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

I did indeed mean people and I don't remember names offhand, I just know some mentions here and there. It's certainly doable, as mentioned, ABS is your friend and afaik some of the AUR helpers provide this as a byproduct of what they are doing.

It's certainly doable and I do know of people that have done it, but I'd consider it more cumbersome than just using something that's specifically tailored to do this.

But you should read the link on ABS and then you'll see that it's definitely doable, with some small scripting glue, e.g. at the very least combining asp and makepkg or so.

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

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Re: Have Makepkg Resolve Dependencies From Source

There was pacbuilder, but I don't know if it still works and it did some stuff with the arch mirrors and the package RPC interface.
https://github.com/arfoll/pacbuilder

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