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ska67

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Registered: 2020-01-01

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Options for dependency configuration

I want to package a software project that uses configure options to switch between different dependencies.

I could use different PKGBUILD files to create different packages.
I could use a split package PKGBUILD file to build multiple packages at the same time for different requirements.
I could use environment variables in the PKGBUILD file to control the build process.

What is the Arch Linux way to do this?

Alad

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From: Bagelstan

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Re: Options for dependency configuration

Try a split package. e.g. https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-c … k/PKGBUILD

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Lone_Wolf

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Re: Options for dependency configuration

All of those 3 methods are possible / in use,have specific advantages and drawbacks .

Assessing which is best fit can only be done per individual case, your description needs to include a lot more detail.

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