Caught this noted on the forums, but it is definitely worth a note in the
manpage as well.
Signed-off-by: Dan McGee
---
For maint.
doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt | 18 +++++++++++-------
1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
index fdb868a..8bdb3c6 100644
--- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
+++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
@@ -235,9 +235,11 @@ name. The syntax is: `source=('filename::url')`.
build() Function
----------------
In addition to the above directives, the optional build() bash function usually
-comprises the remainder of the PKGBUILD. This is directly sourced and executed by
-makepkg, so anything that bash or the system has available is available for use
-here. Be sure any exotic commands used are covered by `makedepends`.
+comprises the remainder of the PKGBUILD. This is directly sourced and executed
+by makepkg, so anything that bash or the system has available is available for
+use here. The function is run in `bash -e` mode, meaning any command that exits
+with a non-zero status will cause the function to exit. Be sure any exotic
+commands used are covered by `makedepends`.
All of the above variables such as `pkgname` and `pkgver` are available for use
in the build function. In addition, makepkg defines three variables for your
@@ -261,10 +263,12 @@ the build function.
package() Function
------------------
-An optional package() function can be specified in addition to the build() function.
-This function is run immediately after the build() function. When specified in
-combination with the fakeroot BUILDENV option in linkman:makepkg.conf[5], fakeroot
-usage will be limited to running the packaging stage. An existing build() function
+An optional package() function can be specified in addition to the build()
+function. This function is run immediately after the build() function. The
+function is run in `bash -e` mode, meaning any command that exits with a
+non-zero status will cause the function to exit. When specified in combination
+with the fakeroot BUILDENV option in linkman:makepkg.conf[5], fakeroot usage
+will be limited to running the packaging stage. An existing build() function
will be run as the user calling makepkg.
Package Splitting
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