On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 at 16:50:13, Troy Engel wrote:

I struggled a bit to package a tagged stable release from git.kernel.org to complement the -git package, finally figured out a method that's simple[1] but hidden from the cgit webUI; wanted to add to the wiki as a FAQ/tip for others. Would this be the right page?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository

I don't think so. A quick search didn't bring up a page that contains general packaging tips and I am not sure whether it is worthwhile to add such a page including tips similar to what you suggested. It might become cluttered with dozens of tips soon. Opinions? By the way, is there any reason for not using Git tags to specify the snapshot tarball? Something along the lines of source=("http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/trace-cmd.git/snapshot/trace-cmd-v${pkgver}.tar.gz") Otherwise, you need to look up the commit on every pkgver bump.

If not, better idea where to share the method? Not finding anything that looks right from the category page https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Category:Package_development dedicated to git/svn build tips for AUR... ?

-te

[1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tr/trace-cmd/PKGBUILD