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diff --git a/doc/makepkg-template.1.txt b/doc/makepkg-template.1.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8fa5c2e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/makepkg-template.1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +///// +vim:set ts=4 sw=4 syntax=asciidoc noet spell spelllang=en_us: +///// +makepkg-template(1) +=================== + +Name +---- +makepkg-template - package build templating utility + + +Synopsis +-------- +'makepkg-template' [options] + + +Description +----------- + +'makepkg-template' is a script to ease the work of maintaining multiple similar +PKGBUILDs. It allows you to move most of the code from the PKGBUILD into a +template file and uses markers to allow in-place updating of existing PKGBUILDs +if the template has been changed. + +Template files can contain any code allowed in a PKGBUILD. You can think of +them like external files included with "." or "source", but they will be +inlined into the PKGBUILD by 'makepkg-template' so you do not depend on the +template file when building the package. + +Markers are bash comments in the form of: + + # template start; key=value; key2=value2; ... + +and + + # template end; + +Currently used keys are: name (mandatory) and version. Template names are limited to +alphanumerics, "@", "+", ".", "-" and "_". Versions are limited to numbers and ".". + +For initial creation there is a one line short cut which does not need an end marker: + + # template input; key=value; + +Using this short-cut will result in 'makepkg-template' replacing it with start +and end markers and the template code on the first run. + +Template files should be stored in one directory and filenames should be +"$template_name-$version.template" with a symlink "$template_name.template" +pointing to the most recent template. If the version is not set in the marker, +'makepkg-template' will automatically use the most recent version of the +template, otherwise the specified version will be used. This allows for easier +verification of untrusted PKGBUILDs if the template is trusted. You verify the +non-template code and then use a command similar to this: + + diff -u <(makepkg-template -o -) PKGBUILD + +Template files may also contain markers leading to nested templates in the +resulting PKGBUILD. If you use markers in a template, please set the version +you used/tested with in the start/input marker so other people can properly +recreate from templates. + +Options +------- + +*-p, \--input* <build script>:: + Read the package script `build script` instead of the default. + +*-o, \--output* <build script>:: + Write the updated file to `build script` instead of overwriting the input file. + +*-n, \--newest*:: + Always use the newest available template file. + +*\--template-dir* <dir>:: + Change the dir where we are looking for template files. + +Example PKGBUILD +---------------- + + pkgname=perl-config-simple + pkgver=4.58 + pkgrel=1 + pkgdesc="simple configuration file class" + arch=('any') + license=('PerlArtistic' 'GPL') + depends=('perl') + source=("http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/S/SH/SHERZODR/Config-Simple-${pkgver}.tar.gz") + md5sums=('f014aec54f0a1e2e880d317180fce502') + _distname="Config-Simple" + + # template start; name=perl-module; version=1.0; + _distdir="${_distname}-${pkgver}" + url="https://metacpan.org/release/${_distname}" + options+=('!emptydirs') + + build() { + cd "$srcdir/$_distdir" + perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor + make + } + + check() { + cd "$srcdir/$_distdir" + make test + } + + package() { + cd "$srcdir/$_distdir" + make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install + } + # template end; + + + +See Also +-------- +linkman:makepkg[8], linkman:PKGBUILD[5] + +include::footer.txt[] |