Hello, I have read both the submission guideline and also aur packages, but I am a little confused on how to actually create the repository. Does cloning a pkgbase (whatever name you want to call the package) automatically create the remote repository? What if you have got a local repository already (using git init) and want to push it to a AUR remote, but it does not yet exist? Thank you, Polarian
On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:23:49 +0000
Polarian
Does cloning a pkgbase (whatever name you want to call the package) automatically create the remote repository?
Yes.
What if you have got a local repository already (using git init) and want to push it to a AUR remote, but it does not yet exist?
git remote add origin ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/packagename.git -- hashworks Web https://hashworks.net Public Key 0x4FE7F4FEAC8EBE67
Hello, So just to understand this fully, cloning a non-existing package will create the remote repository. If you push to a non-existing package, it will also create the repository and push to the remote? Thanks, Polarian
Hi,
I have read both the submission guideline and also aur packages, but I am a little confused on how to actually create the repository.
Does cloning a pkgbase (whatever name you want to call the package) automatically create the remote repository? Yes, `git clone ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase.git` (where "pkgbase" is the package name) will create the associated remote repository, warning you that it is empty (for now), but this is expected. What if you have got a local repository already (using git init) and want to push it to a AUR remote, but it does not yet exist?
You could just add an AUR remote label like `git remote add label ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase.git`, or you could eventually copy ressources to your freshly created AUR git repo. All of this is explained in the "AUR Submission guidelines" wiki's 1.3 chapter [1]. [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_submission_guidelines -- Regards, Antiz (Robin C.)
On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:33:35 +0000
Polarian
Hello,
So just to understand this fully, cloning a non-existing package will create the remote repository.
If you push to a non-existing package, it will also create the repository and push to the remote?
Thanks, Polarian
Yes. Note that the AUR website will not be updated until you push a .SRCINFO file. -- hashworks Web https://hashworks.net Public Key 0x4FE7F4FEAC8EBE67
Hello, So as soon as the .SRCINFO is pushed to the remote, the aur website will contain the package? Thank you, Polarian
Hello, I am unsure whether it is just me getting confused based on language due to autism, but I find the AUR submission page very difficult to understand. Is it possible for these steps to create packages to be more explicit, as I personally find it quite confusing :/ Thanks for the help however, Polarian
On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:53:07 +0000
Polarian
So as soon as the .SRCINFO is pushed to the remote, the aur website will contain the package?
Yes. Same goes for updates – changes to files beside .SRCINFO are not displayed. -- hashworks Web https://hashworks.net Public Key 0x4FE7F4FEAC8EBE67
On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:58:43 +0000
Polarian
Hello,
I am unsure whether it is just me getting confused based on language due to autism, but I find the AUR submission page very difficult to understand.
Is it possible for these steps to create packages to be more explicit, as I personally find it quite confusing :/
Thanks for the help however, Polarian
You can create a discussion about this on the wiki discussion page of the article [0]. If you feel confident you can also make adjustments to the article itself. Our wiki is a community effort, everyone can edit :) [0] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Talk:AUR_submission_guidelines -- hashworks Web https://hashworks.net Public Key 0x4FE7F4FEAC8EBE67
Hello, I have made this suggestion on the ArchWiki, if others agree I will add it to the page and attempt to make it easier to understand. However as I am not sure if this is just be being an idiot when it comes to interpreting language, I will wait to see if anyone agrees with me. Thanks for the help, Polarian
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Justin Kromlinger
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Polarian
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Robin Candau