How do I update the PKGBUILD in AUR?

hotweiss · 2011-09-15 13:03:25

I want to update this package so it downloads and installs:

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=44331

How do I edit the PKGBUILD? Can only the original maintainer change it?

Stebalien · 2011-09-15 13:17:16

Only the maintainer can modify a package.
First try commenting on the package (with a link to your new PKGBUILD). If that doesn't work, try asking the maintainer directly (email) to disown the package. If you get no response, post on the AUR mailing list.

Last edited by Stebalien (2011-09-15 13:20:14)

karol · 2011-09-15 14:49:34

pkgver=$(date "+%Y%m%d")

seems to work fine. How to deal w/ the checksums other than '--skipinteg'?

josephg · 2011-09-17 12:33:52

The manual way would be to run 'makepkg -g' and copy-and-paste in PKGBUILD

With shell scripting in PKGBUILD: md5sums=( $(md5sum sjp-myspell-pl-${pkgver}.zip | awk '{print $1}') )

karol · 2011-09-17 12:37:24

josephg wrote:

With shell scripting in PKGBUILD: md5sums=( $(md5sum sjp-myspell-pl-${pkgver}.zip | awk '{print $1}') )

makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD

is the preferred way ;P

josephg · 2011-09-17 14:13:57

karol wrote:

makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD
is the preferred way ;P

I don't disagree. I was just trying to provide a self-update inside-PKGBUILD solution, similar to pkgver=$(date "+%Y%m%d")

Last edited by josephg (2011-09-17 14:27:02)

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How do I update the PKGBUILD in AUR?

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