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.\"     Title: makepkg-template
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.\"      Date: 2024-04-14
.\"    Manual: Pacman Manual
.\"    Source: Pacman 6.1.0
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "MAKEPKG\-TEMPLATE" "1" "2024\-04\-14" "Pacman 6\&.1\&.0" "Pacman Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
makepkg-template \- package build templating utility
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fImakepkg\-template\fR [options]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fImakepkg\-template\fR is a script to ease the work of maintaining multiple similar PKGBUILDs\&. It allows you to move most of the code from the PKGBUILD into a template file and uses markers to allow in\-place updating of existing PKGBUILDs if the template has been changed\&.
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Template files can contain any code allowed in a PKGBUILD\&. You can think of them like external files included with "\&." or "source", but they will be inlined into the PKGBUILD by \fImakepkg\-template\fR so you do not depend on the template file when building the package\&.
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Markers are bash comments in the form of:
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# template start; key=value; key2=value2; \&.\&.\&.
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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and
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# template end;
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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Currently used keys are: name (mandatory) and version\&. Template names are limited to alphanumerics, "@", "+", "\&.", "\-", and "_"\&. Versions are limited to numbers and "\&."\&.
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For initial creation there is a one line short cut which does not need an end marker:
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# template input; key=value;
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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Using this short\-cut will result in \fImakepkg\-template\fR replacing it with start and end markers and the template code on the first run\&.
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Template files should be stored in one directory and filenames should be "$template_name\-$version\&.template" with a symlink "$template_name\&.template" pointing to the most recent template\&. If the version is not set in the marker, \fImakepkg\-template\fR will automatically use the target of "$template_name\&.template", otherwise the specified version will be used\&. This allows for easier verification of untrusted PKGBUILDs if the template is trusted\&. You verify the non\-template code and then use a command similar to this:
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
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diff \-u <(makepkg\-template \-o \-) PKGBUILD
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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Template files may also contain markers leading to nested templates in the resulting PKGBUILD\&. If you use markers in a template, please set the version you used/tested with in the start/input marker so other people can properly recreate from templates\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-p, \-\-input\fR <build script>
.RS 4
Read the package script
build script
instead of the default\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-o, \-\-output\fR <build script>
.RS 4
Write the updated file to
build script
instead of overwriting the input file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-n, \-\-newest\fR
.RS 4
Always use the newest available template file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-template\-dir\fR <dir>
.RS 4
Change the dir where we are looking for template files\&. This option may be given multiple times in which case files found in directory given last will take precedence\&.
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.SH "EXAMPLE PKGBUILD"
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
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pkgname=perl\-config\-simple
pkgver=4\&.58
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="simple configuration file class"
arch=(\*(Aqany\*(Aq)
license=(\*(AqPerlArtistic\*(Aq \*(AqGPL\*(Aq)
depends=(\*(Aqperl\*(Aq)
source=("http://search\&.cpan\&.org/CPAN/authors/id/S/SH/SHERZODR/Config\-Simple\-${pkgver}\&.tar\&.gz")
sha256sums=(\*(Aqdd9995706f0f9384a15ccffe116c3b6e22f42ba2e58d8f24ed03c4a0e386edb4\*(Aq)
_distname="Config\-Simple"
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
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# template start; name=perl\-module; version=1\&.0;
_distdir="${_distname}\-${pkgver}"
url="https://metacpan\&.org/release/${_distname}"
options+=(\*(Aq!emptydirs\*(Aq)
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
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build() {
        cd "$srcdir/$_distdir"
        perl Makefile\&.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor
        make
}
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
check() {
        cd "$srcdir/$_distdir"
        make test
}
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
package() {
        cd "$srcdir/$_distdir"
        make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
}
# template end;
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBmakepkg\fR(8), \fBPKGBUILD\fR(5)
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See the pacman website at https://archlinux\&.org/pacman/ for current information on pacman and its related tools\&.
.SH "BUGS"
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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\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Current maintainers:
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Allan McRae <allan@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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.RS 4
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Andrew Gregory <andrew\&.gregory\&.8@gmail\&.com>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Morgan Adamiec <morganamilo@archlinux\&.org>
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Past major contributors:
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux\&.org>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Dan McGee <dan@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Xavier Chantry <shiningxc@gmail\&.com>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Nagy Gabor <ngaba@bibl\&.u\-szeged\&.hu>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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For additional contributors, use git shortlog \-s on the pacman\&.git repository\&.