Provided by: makepkg_6.0.1-4_amd64 
NAME
makepkg - package build utility
SYNOPSIS
makepkg [options] [ENVVAR=value] [ENVVAR+=value] ...
DESCRIPTION
makepkg is a script to automate the building of packages. The requirements for using the
script are a build-capable *nix platform and a custom build script for each package you
wish to build (known as a PKGBUILD). See PKGBUILD(5) for details on creating your own
build scripts.
The advantage to a script-based build is that the work is only done once. Once you have
the build script for a package, makepkg will do the rest: download and validate source
files, check dependencies, configure the build-time settings, build the package, install
the package into a temporary root, make customizations, generate meta-info, and package
the whole thing up for pacman to use.
Note
makepkg uses your current locale by default and does not unset it when building
packages. If you wish to share your build output with others when seeking help or for
other purposes, you may wish to run "LC_ALL=C makepkg" so your logs and output are not
localized.
OPTIONS
-A, --ignorearch
Ignore a missing or incomplete arch field in the build script. This is for rebuilding
packages from source when the PKGBUILD may be slightly outdated and not updated with
an arch=('yourarch') field.
-c, --clean
Clean up leftover work files and directories after a successful build.
--config <file>
Use an alternate configuration file instead of the /etc/makepkg.conf default.
-d, --nodeps
Do not perform any dependency checks. This will let you override and ignore any
dependencies required. There is a good chance this option will break the build process
if all of the dependencies are not installed.
-e, --noextract
Do not extract source files or run the prepare() function (if present); use whatever
source already exists in the $srcdir/ directory. This is handy if you want to go into
$srcdir/ and manually patch or tweak code, then make a package out of the result. Keep
in mind that creating a patch may be a better solution to allow others to use your
PKGBUILD.
--verifysource
For each source file in the source array of PKGBUILD, download the file if required
and perform the integrity checks. No extraction or build is performed. Dependencies
specified in the PKGBUILD will not be handled unless --syncdeps is used. Useful for
performing subsequent offline builds.
-f, --force
makepkg will not build a package if a built package already exists in the PKGDEST (set
in makepkg.conf(5)) directory, which may default to the current directory. This allows
the built package to be overwritten.
-g, --geninteg
For each source file in the source array of PKGBUILD, download the file if required
and generate integrity checks. The integrity checks generated are determined by the
checks present in the PKGBUILD, falling back to the value of the INTEGRITY_CHECK array
in makepkg.conf(5) if these are absent This output can be redirected into your
PKGBUILD for source validation using "makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD".
--skipinteg
Do not perform any integrity checks (checksum and PGP) on source files.
--skipchecksums
Do not verify checksums of source files.
--skippgpcheck
Do not verify PGP signatures of source files.
-h, --help
Output syntax and command line options.
--holdver
When using VCS sources (PKGBUILD(5)) any currently checked out source will not be
updated to the latest revision.
-i, --install
Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using pacman(8).
-L, --log
Enable logging. This will use the tee program to send the output of each of the
PKGBUILD functions to both the console and to a text file in the build directory named
pkgbase-pkgver-pkgrel-arch-<function>.log. As mentioned above, the logs will be
localized so you may want to set your locale accordingly if sharing the log output
with others.
-m, --nocolor
Disable color in output messages.
-o, --nobuild
Download and extract files, run the prepare() function, but do not build them. Useful
with the --noextract option if you wish to tweak the files in $srcdir/ before
building.
-p <buildscript>
Read the package script buildscript instead of the PKGBUILD default; see PKGBUILD(5).
The buildscript must be located in the directory makepkg is called from.
-r, --rmdeps
Upon successful build, remove any dependencies installed by makepkg during dependency
auto-resolution and installation when using -s.
-R, --repackage
Repackage contents of the package without rebuilding the package. This is useful if
you forgot, for example, a dependency or install file in your PKGBUILD and the build
itself will not change.
-s, --syncdeps
Install missing dependencies using pacman. When build-time or run-time dependencies
are not found, pacman will try to resolve them. If successful, the missing packages
will be downloaded and installed.
-S, --source
Do not actually build the package, but build a source-only tarball that does not
include sources that can be fetched via a download URL. This is useful for passing a
single tarball to another program such as a chroot, remote builder, or a tarball
upload. Because integrity checks are verified, all source files of the package need to
be present or downloadable.
-V, --version
Display version information.
-C, --cleanbuild
Remove the $srcdir before building the package.
--allsource
Do not actually build the package, but build a source-only tarball that includes all
sources, including those that are normally downloaded via makepkg. This is useful for
passing a single tarball to another program such as a chroot or remote builder. It
will also satisfy requirements of the GPL when distributing binary packages.
--check
Run the check() function in the PKGBUILD, overriding the setting in makepkg.conf(5).
--noarchive
Do not create the archive at the end of the build process. This can be useful to test
the package() function or if your target distribution does not use pacman.
--nocheck
Do not run the check() function in the PKGBUILD or handle the checkdepends.
--noprepare
Do not run the prepare() function in the PKGBUILD.
--sign
Sign the resulting package with gpg, overriding the setting in makepkg.conf(5).
--nosign
Do not create a signature for the built package.
--key <key>
Specify a key to use when signing packages, overriding the GPGKEY setting in
makepkg.conf(5). If not specified in either location, the default key from the keyring
will be used.
--noconfirm
(Passed to pacman) Prevent pacman from waiting for user input before proceeding with
operations.
--needed
(Passed to pacman) Tell pacman not to reinstall a target if it is already up-to-date.
(used with -i / --install).
--asdeps
(Passed to pacman) Install packages as non-explicitly installed (used with -i /
--install).
--noprogressbar
(Passed to pacman) Prevent pacman from displaying a progress bar; useful if you are
redirecting makepkg output to file.
--packagelist
List the package filenames that would be produced without building. Listed package
filenames include PKGDEST and PKGEXT.
--printsrcinfo
Generate and print the SRCINFO file to stdout.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
makepkg supports building development versions of packages without having to manually
update the pkgver in the PKGBUILD. This was formerly done using the separate utility
versionpkg. See PKGBUILD(5) for details on how to set up a development PKGBUILD.
REPRODUCIBILITY
makepkg is designed to be compatible with Reproducible Builds. If the SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
environment variable is set, it will be exported to subprocesses, and source and package
file modification times and package metadata will be unified based on the timestamp
specified.
If the SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH environment variable is not set, makepkg will use its own start
date for internal use, but will not unify source file timestamps before building.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
PACMAN
The command that will be used to check for missing dependencies and to install and
remove packages. Pacman’s -Qq, -Rns, -S, -T, and -U operations must be supported by
this command. If the variable is not set or empty, makepkg will fall back to ‘pacman’.
MAKEPKG_CONF="/path/to/file"
Use an alternate config file instead of the /etc/makepkg.conf default.
PKGDEST="/path/to/directory"
Directory where the resulting packages will be stored. Overrides the corresponding
value defined in makepkg.conf(5).
SRCDEST="/path/to/directory"
Directory where the downloaded sources will be stored. Overrides the corresponding
value defined in makepkg.conf(5).
SRCPKGDEST="/path/to/directory"
Directory where source package files will be stored. Overrides the corresponding value
defined in makepkg.conf(5).
LOGDEST="/path/to/directory"
Directory where generated log files will be stored. Overrides the corresponding value
defined in makepkg.conf(5).
PACKAGER="John Doe <john@doe.com>"
String to identify the creator of the resulting package. Overrides the corresponding
value defined in makepkg.conf(5).
BUILDDIR="/path/to/directory"
Directory where the package will be built. Overrides the corresponding value defined
in makepkg.conf(5).
CARCH="(i686|x86_64)"
Force build for a specific architecture. Useful for cross-compiling. Overrides the
corresponding value defined in makepkg.conf(5).
PKGEXT=".pkg.tar.gz", SRCEXT=".src.tar.gz"
Sets the compression used when making compiled or source packages. Overrides the
corresponding value defined in makepkg.conf(5).
GNUPGHOME="/path/to/directory"
Directory where the gpg keyring for signing the built package is stored.
GPGKEY="keyid"
Specify a key to use when signing packages, overriding the GPGKEY setting in
makepkg.conf(5).
SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="<date>"
Used for Reproducible Builds.
BUILDTOOL="<name>"
The name of a tool ecosystem used to set up the build environment. Used for defining a
spec for reproducible builds, e.g. the makepkg.conf(5) used.
BUILDTOOLVER="<version>"
The version of the $BUILDTOOL used.
CONFIGURATION
See makepkg.conf(5) for more details on configuring makepkg using the makepkg.conf file.
ERRORS
On exit, makepkg will return one of the following error codes.
0
Normal exit condition.
1
Unknown cause of failure.
2
Error in configuration file.
3
User specified an invalid option.
4
Error in user-supplied function in PKGBUILD.
5
Failed to create a viable package.
6
A source or auxiliary file specified in the PKGBUILD is missing.
7
The PKGDIR is missing.
8
Failed to install dependencies.
9
Failed to remove dependencies.
10
User attempted to run makepkg as root.
11
User lacks permissions to build or install to a given location.
12
Error parsing PKGBUILD.
13
A package has already been built.
14
The package failed to install.
15
Programs necessary to run makepkg are missing.
16
Specified GPG key does not exist or failed to sign package.
SEE ALSO
makepkg.conf(5), PKGBUILD(5), pacman(8) See the pacman website at https://archlinux.org/pacman/ for current information on pacman and its related tools.
BUGS
Bugs? You must be kidding; there are no bugs in this software. But if we happen to be
wrong, submit a bug report with as much detail as possible at the Arch Linux Bug Tracker
in the Pacman section.
AUTHORS
Current maintainers:
• Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
• Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com>
• Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux.org>
• Morgan Adamiec <morganamilo@archlinux.org>
Past major contributors:
• Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
• Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
• Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
• Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
• Xavier Chantry <shiningxc@gmail.com>
• Nagy Gabor <ngaba@bibl.u-szeged.hu>
• Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org>
For additional contributors, use git shortlog -s on the pacman.git repository.