Signed-off-by: Allan McRae --- doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt index 956179a..2ca3c98 100644 --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt @@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ It is also possible to change the name of the downloaded file, which is helpful with weird URLs and for handling multiple source files with the same name. The syntax is: `source=('filename::url')`. + +makepkg also supports building developmental versions of packages using sources +downloaded from version control systems (VCS). For more information, see +<> below. ++ Files in the source array with extensions `.sig`, `.sign` or `.asc` are recognized by makepkg as PGP signatures and will be automatically used to verify the integrity of the corresponding source file. @@ -383,6 +387,34 @@ The install script does not need to be specified in the source array. A template install file is available in '{pkgdatadir}' as 'proto.install' for reference with all of the available functions defined. +Using VCS Sources[[VCS]] +------------------------ +Building a developmental version of a package using sources from a version control +system (VCS) is enabled by specifying the source in the form +`source=('folder::url#fragment')`. Currently makepkg supports the `git` protocol. + +The source URL is divided into three components: + +*folder*:: + (optional) Specifies an alternate folder name for makepkg to download the VCS + source into. + +*url*:: + The url to the VCS repo. This must include the the vcs in the URL protocol for + makepkg to recognize this as a VCS source. If the protocol does not include + the VCS name, it can be added by prefixing the URL with `vcs+`. For example, + using a git repository over `http` would have a source URL in the form + `git+http://...`. + +*fragment*:: + (optional) Allows specifying a revision number or branch for makepkg to checkout + from the VCS. For example, to checkout a given revision, the source line would + have the format `source=(url#revision=123)`. The available fragments depends on + the VCS being used: + + *git*;; + branch, commit, tag + Example ------- The following is an example PKGBUILD for the 'patch' package. For more -- 1.7.11.2