[pacman-dev] How to run the install scripts

[Siem Korteweg]

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: pacman-dev-bounces at archlinux.org namens Xavier
Verzonden: ma 9-7-2007 22:10
Aan: Discussion list for pacman development
Onderwerp: Re: [pacman-dev] How to run the install scripts
 
On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 09:49:56PM +0200, Siem Korteweg wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> hope this is the proper mailing-list to post this. 
> 
> I am new to ArchLinux and developing a package. I am having trouble to get
> the install scripts running, I tested the following (minimal) package:
> 
> file x.install:
> echo "$0 with arguments: $*" >>/tmp/log
> # to be extended for pre- and post-install actions
> exit 0
> 
> file src/x
> #!/bin/sh
> echo "$0"
> exit 0
> 
> file x.build:
> pkgname=x
> pkgver=1.1.1
> pkgrel=1
> pkgdesc=('get the install scripts running')
> arch=('i686')
> install=x.install
> license=('GPL')
> build(){
>    mkdir -p ../pkg/opt/x/bin
>    cp -x ../pkg/opt/x/bin
>    chmod 700 ../pkg/opt/x/bin/x
> }
> 
> building the package with the command: makepkg -p x.build
> The build succeeds and the resulting x-1.1.1-1.i686.pkg.tar.gz file
contains
> all the right files and the .INSTALL file contains the code of the
x.install
> file.
> 
> Installing the package with: pacman -U x-1.1.1-1.i686.pkg.tar.gz succeeds
> also. The file /opt/x/bin/x is created. However, the file /tmp/log does not
> exist, while I expected it to contain several lines for at least
pre-install
> and post-install. I did not change any of the pacman configuration files
(on
> my base-install).
> 
> Why does the install script not run?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any clue.
> 
> Siem Korteweg

Read The Fine Manual :
man PKGBUILD
section INSTALL/UPGRADE/REMOVE SCRIPTING
it also tells you how to get a template, which could probably be helpful :)


I did read the Fine Manual (and the fine wiki). Do you think that I came up
with this code and build file without reading any doc? :)

The manual page on the system (the manual page on the website is missing some
lines) tells me:

- create an install script with the name package.install
- put it in the same directory as the build file
- add the install directive to the build-file  

I did all these things and the package builds correctly without any
error-messages and the install code is part of the package in the file
.INSTALL. Upon installing, again no errors, but the install script does not
run.

Looking again at the fine manual, which tells me to obtain a prototype from
/var/abs. This directory is empty on my system. So, I tried the program abs
to obtain the prototype. This program tells me it is missing the CVS
synchronization utility. So I looked elsewhere for a prototype and found
this:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Packaging_Standards

The prototype on this page is not different from what I am using. What other
resources are available for me to consult?

Kind regards,

Siem Korteweg
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/ms-tnef
Size: 4152 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/attachments/20070710/e27b5463/attachment.bin>