Custom guide for managing Arch Linux packages

Arch_Linux_Packaging.md

Packaging for Arch Linux

Requirements

• AUR account (aur.archlinux.org)
• Archweb account (archlinux.org)
• devtools
• aurpublish
• nvchecker
• a custom chroot (optional)

AUR

Setup

mkdir -p .pkgbuilds/ && cd .pkgbuilds/
$EDITOR nvchecker.toml
git add nvchecker.toml
git commit -m "Initial commit"

Adding a new package

cd $PKGBUILDS/
mkdir -p $PKG/ && cd $PKG/
$EDITOR PKGBUILD
pkg # or extra-x86_64-build
pushpkg

Updating a package

nv # nv cmp
cd $PKGBUILDS/$PKG/
updpkgver $NEW_VER
pkg # or extra-x86_64-build
pushpkg
nv take $PKG

Community Repository

Setup

svn checkout -N svn+ssh://svn-community@repos.archlinux.org/srv/repos/svn-community/svn svn-community

Adding a new package

cd $PKGS/
newpkg $PKG
$EDITOR PKGBUILD
offload-build # extra-x86_64-build
commitnewpkg $PKG
communitypkg
updcomdb

Updating a package

nv # nv cmp
cd $PKGS/
svn up $PKG
cd $PKG/trunk/
$EDITOR PKGBUILD
offload-build # extra-x86_64-build
communitypkg
updcomdb
nv take $PKG

Helper scripts

See my dotfiles for nv, pkg, pushpkg, updpkgver, newpkg, commitnewpkg, updcomdb and more.

See also

• AUR_submission_guidelines
• VCS_package_guidelines
• Building_in_a_clean_chroot
• HOWTO_Be_A_Packager