[arch-general] How to "decorate" a package build?

[Ralf Mardorf]

PS:

>This isn't worth the effort, however...
>
>1. disable updating the firefox package:
>
>/etc/pacman.conf
>IgnorePkg   = firefox
>
>2. write a wrapper for pacman that first compares the installed
>   version, with the version provided by the repositories
>
>pacman -Q firefox | cut -d\  -f2
>pacman -Si firefox | grep Version | cut -d: -f2
>
>3. use the sed command, so that the wrapper could edit the version
>   mentioned by your PKGBUILD  

A better idea would be to get the official PKGBUILD by coping it from
ABS and then to add

ac_add_options --enable-alsa

maybe behind

ac_add_options --prefix=/usr

since the prefix unlikely will change.

>4. let the wrapper build and install your package
>
>5. let the wrapper run a regular "pacman" with $@ options
>
>IMO it's easier to use apulse-git and if you should use freedesktop.org
>menus, to edit a desktop file to launch "apulse firefox" by a sript.