[SOLVED] PKGBUILD post-install symlink

JaydenDev · 2023-07-09 00:25:56

I am packaging the Catalyst web browser for the AUR. All of its files (libraries, the binary, and the pak files) get placed in /usr/share/catalyst-browser however I need to symlink the catalyst binary from that directory to /usr/bin. How do I do this? I read the PKGBUILD wiki page and it said I needed to define a .install file and add a post install function. I did that but it doesn't make the symlink post install. Here's the PKGBUILD and .install file:

PKGBUILD

# Maintainer: jdev082 <jdev0894@gmail.com>

pkgname=catalyst-browser-bin
pkgver=3.4.9
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Catalyst Web Browser"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://getcatalyst.eu.org"
license=('MIT')
provides=("$pkgname")
source=("https://github.com/CatalystDevOrg/Catalyst/releases/download/v3.4.9/catalyst-linux-x64.tar.gz")
md5sums=("SKIP")
install="post.install"
#depends=('vim')

package() {
  mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/share/catalyst-browser"
  cp -r "$srcdir/catalyst-linux-x64/." "$pkgdir/usr/share/catalyst-browser"
  mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/bin"
}

post.install file

post_install() {
    ln -s /usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst /usr/bin/catalyst-browser
}

post_remove() {
    rm -rf /usr/bin/catalyst-browser
}

Last edited by JaydenDev (2023-07-16 19:29:00)

Scimmia · 2023-07-09 01:02:25

Just make the symlink in package(). DO NOT make it in post_install().

Edit: Other issues with the PKGBUILD

The provides is nonsense. A package is itself, it doesn't provide itself.
You need to rename the source file in the source array. As it sits, you'll run into problems on every update.
You should also use $pkgver to represent the version in the source array so you don't have to update it in 2 places.
Don't skip the checksum
You need to install the license.

Last edited by Scimmia (2023-07-09 01:09:26)

loqs · 2023-07-09 10:20:57

Why place the files under /usr/share?
You are sure the package has no dependencies?

catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libasound.so.2' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libXfixes.so.3' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libgbm.so.1' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libnss3.so' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libatspi.so.0' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libcairo.so.2' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libXext.so.6' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libGLESv2.so'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libnspr4.so' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libxcb.so.1' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libGLESv2.so'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libX11.so.6' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libGLESv2.so'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libgtk-3.so.0' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libdrm.so.2' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libnssutil3.so' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libXrandr.so.2' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libcups.so.2' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libatk-1.0.so.0' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libXcomposite.so.1' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libXdamage.so.1' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libdbus-1.so.3' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libpango-1.0.so.0' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libxkbcommon.so.0' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin W: Referenced library 'libsmime3.so' is an uninstalled dependency (needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin E: Dependency expat detected and not included (libraries ['usr/lib/libexpat.so.1'] needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin E: Dependency gcc-libs detected and not included (libraries ['usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1'] needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/libGLESv2.so', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libvk_swiftshader.so', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libEGL.so', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libvulkan.so.1', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/chrome_crashpad_handler', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libffmpeg.so'])
catalyst-browser-bin E: Dependency glib2 detected and not included (libraries ['usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0', 'usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0', 'usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0'] needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])
catalyst-browser-bin E: Dependency glibc detected and not included (libraries ['usr/lib/libm.so.6', 'usr/lib/libpthread.so.0', 'usr/lib/libdl.so.2', 'usr/lib/libc.so.6', 'usr/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2'] needed in files ['usr/share/catalyst-browser/libvulkan.so.1', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libGLESv2.so', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libEGL.so', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/chrome_crashpad_handler', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libffmpeg.so', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/chrome-sandbox', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/libvk_swiftshader.so', 'usr/share/catalyst-browser/catalyst'])

JaydenDev · 2023-07-09 15:06:45

loqs wrote:

Why place the files under /usr/share?

Where else would I put them? There are many files that I need in the same directory so that the binary can find them and the program can run properly.

loqs · 2023-07-09 15:13:27

JaydenDev wrote:

loqs wrote:
Why place the files under /usr/share?
Where else would I put them? There are many files that I need in the same directory so that the binary can find them and the program can run properly.

Arch_package_guidelines#Directories /opt following the example of vivaldi or /usr following the example of chromium and opera with some binaries being placed in /usr/lib/$pkgname.

JaydenDev · 2023-07-09 17:45:44

loqs wrote:

JaydenDev wrote:
loqs wrote:
Why place the files under /usr/share?
Where else would I put them? There are many files that I need in the same directory so that the binary can find them and the program can run properly.
Arch_package_guidelines#Directories /opt following the example of vivaldi or /usr following the example of chromium and opera with some binaries being placed in /usr/lib/$pkgname.

If I were to install to /opt I would still have to figure out how to have the binary in /usr/bin so that it can be executed.

Scimmia · 2023-07-09 18:08:57

No, you still just make the same symlink.

JaydenDev · 2023-07-09 18:20:23

Scimmia wrote:

No, you still just make the same symlink.

How do I make the symlink? I know the command but how do I make this run post install?

Scimmia · 2023-07-09 18:28:24

As I said in post #2, you don't. You make the symlink in the package function.

JaydenDev · 2023-07-09 18:33:31

Scimmia wrote:

As I said in post #2, you don't. You make the symlink in the package function.

When I tried that it made a symlink from the packages binary to the system which wouldn't go very well if the AUR package files were deleted. And if I made the symlink from the actual installed files to /usr/bin that wouldn't make sense for a package function.

Lone_Wolf · 2023-07-09 18:49:36

Here's an example from an aur package I maintain

    ln -s /usr/lib/libGLX_mesa.so.0 "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/libGLX_indirect.so.0"

pacman treats symlinks under $pkgdir as part of the package so if the package is removed the symlink is also gone.

loqs · 2023-07-09 18:51:07

You make a symlink from $pkgdir/usr/bin/something to either absolute path /opt/bin/something or to relative path ../../opt/bin/something

JaydenDev · 2023-07-09 20:33:11

Here is my finalized PKGBUILD:

# Maintainer: jdev082 <jdev0894@gmail.com>

pkgname=catalyst-browser-bin
pkgver=3.4.9
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Catalyst Web Browser"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://getcatalyst.eu.org"
license=('MIT')
source=("https://github.com/CatalystDevOrg/Catalyst/releases/download/v3.4.9/catalyst-linux-x64.tar.gz")
md5sums=("a23ac6728ef4e35f6363d03825abbd3d")

package() {
  mkdir -p "$pkgdir/opt/catalyst-browser"
  cp -r "$srcdir/catalyst-linux-x64/." "$pkgdir/opt/catalyst-browser"
  mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/bin"
  ln -s /opt/catalyst-browser/catalyst "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/catalyst-browser"
  mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications"
  cp -r "../Catalyst.desktop" "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications"
  cp -r "../catalyst.png" "$pkgdir/opt/catalyst-browser"
}

I have tested this PKGBUILD and it works as intended however I want to make sure I'm doing everything the proper way.

loqs · 2023-07-09 20:54:41

==> Extracting sources...
  -> Extracting catalyst-linux-x64.tar.gz with bsdtar
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
cp: cannot stat '../Catalyst.desktop': No such file or directory
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in package().

Scimmia wrote:

You need to rename the source file in the source array. As it sits, you'll run into problems on every update.
You should also use $pkgver to represent the version in the source array so you don't have to update it in 2 places.
...
You need to install the license.

loqs wrote:

You are sure the package has no dependencies?

JaydenDev · 2023-07-09 21:28:49

loqs wrote:

You are sure the package has no dependencies?

According to the deb package generated by the build system it has these dependencies:

Depends: libgtk-3-0, libnotify4, libnss3, libxtst6, xdg-utils, libatspi2.0-0, libdrm2, libgbm1, libxcb-dri3-0, kde-cli-tools | kde-runtime | trash-cli | libglib2.0-bin | gvfs-bin
Recommends: pulseaudio | libasound2
Suggests: gir1.2-gnomekeyring-1.0, libgnome-keyring0, lsb-release

JaydenDev · 2023-07-16 03:05:09

I will mark this as solved as the original problem has been solved. I will make sure to apply the previously mentioned fixes soon.

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#1 2023-07-09 00:25:56

[SOLVED] PKGBUILD post-install symlink

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