[solved] mandatory build() function inside PKGBUILD

DonVla · 2009-08-08 00:58:24

hello,

do i get it right? the build function is still mandatory inside PKGBUILDs?
when writing a PKGBUILD for script packages which are not build (no ./configure or make) but only packaged, do i need the build() function? how is this handled?
do i need smth like

build() {
:
}
package() {
install stuff
}

vlad

Last edited by DonVla (2009-08-08 01:35:38)

djszapi · 2009-08-08 01:06:29

Hello DonVla!

Did you read this ?
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arc … _Standards

Bash script doesn't like empty functions, and you can use pre/proinstall, etc.

Hope this helps.

DonVla · 2009-08-08 01:20:13

thanks djszapi,

note that the build() function is not empty. there is a ":" inside, that means "do nothing" (http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual … l-Builtins).
the question still remains - is this needed?

Last edited by DonVla (2009-08-08 01:25:25)

Allan · 2009-08-08 01:25:13

The build function is currently still needed (see http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15147).

In fact, in the case of the build function doing nothing, it makes no difference to just use a build function() instead of an "empty" build() and a package() function in terms of fakeroot usage. So I would stick with just using a build function for now.

DonVla · 2009-08-08 01:30:37

Allan wrote:

The build function is currently still needed (see http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15147).
In fact, in the case of the build function doing nothing, it makes no difference to just use a build function() instead of an "empty" build() and a package() function in terms of fakeroot usage. So I would stick with just using a build function for now.

ah ok, thanks.
though does the build() function set the correct ownerships (eg root - does it even matter)?
afais only package() uses a fakeroot env?

Allan · 2009-08-08 01:33:02

If there is no package() function, build() will use fakeroot. It would break all old PKGBUILDs otherwise.

DonVla · 2009-08-08 01:34:35

Allan wrote:

If there is no package() function, build() will use fakeroot. It would break all old PKGBUILDs otherwise.

d´oh! it´s so obvious!
thanks again allan

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[solved] mandatory build() function inside PKGBUILD

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