[arch-general] [solved] PKGBUILD question

[Don deJuan]

On 01/06/2012 10:57 PM, Magnus Therning wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 07:41:32PM -0800, Don Juan wrote:
>> I am trying to update a AUR pkgbuild I found and the source file
>> when I download it has a - in the file name
>>
>> name_2.0.1-beta1
>>
>> I figure out using ${pkgver//_/-} converts it properly when listing
>> it as name_2.0.1_beta1.
>>
>> The problem I have run into and can not seem to find info about or
>> something I have ever run into is that it seems bsdtar when
>> extracting is making the name as name_2.0.1-BETA1 and not making it
>> name_2.0.1-beta1 and makepkg fails saying it can not find the proper
>> file of name_2.0.1-beta1.
>>
>> I have it as so in my PKGBUILD
>> package() {
>>       cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${pkgver//_/-}
>>
>> also as
>>      cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}_${pkgver}
>>
>> the tarball being downloaded converts properly and dl's fine, it
>> just seems to be in the next step for package, unless I just really
>> am not grasping this yet. If so feel free to say I need to read
>> more. But I think its something easy I am just looking over.
>
> You do realise there is no *requirement* to use $pkgname and $pkgver,
> right?  You can just hard code the correct names into the PKGBUILD
> and be done with it.  The only drawback is that you need to modify a
> few more places when updating the package in the future.  That is a
> *very* minor drawback in the vast majority of cases.
ahh, sorry I did not think of that, was trying hard to stick with what I 
was reading that it slipped my mind. Working through updating the 
patches on it now, just about finished building. I just picked a package 
that was marked out of date to practice building with abs and using a 
PKGBUILD. I will worry about the use of the variables in another package 
I pick. I don't even need what I am trying to build :P Just wanted to 
try and updated the build if I could.

>
> Also, in the future consider uploading the PKGBUILD you are working on
> to a pastebin.  It will likely make it much easier to ask you
> question. :-)
>
> /M
>
@ Anthony & @Magnus
Noted about pasting to a board on-line will do next time.


Thanks for the help :)