[pacman-dev] [PATCH] makepkg: Add docmunetation for separate pacakge function

Allan McRae allan at archlinux.org
Sun Dec 21 04:47:50 EST 2008


Xavier wrote:
>   
>> +function. When specified in combination with the fakeroot BUILDENV option in
>> +linkman:makepkg.conf[5], fakeroot usage will be limited to running the package()
>> +function and the subsequent packing of the package. The build() function will be
>>     
>
> Maybe it could be simplified a bit to just say :
> fakeroot usage will be limited to running the package() function.
>
>   

But it is the package() and internal create_package functions that are 
run in the fakeroot.  What if I just get rid of the bit about the 
build() function being run as the user? Perhaps "fakeroot usage will be 
limited to running the package() function and the actual creation of the 
package."   Still sounds a bit awful...

Allan




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