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'\" t
.\" Title: pkgbuild
.\" Author: [see the "Authors" section]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
.\" Date: 2024-04-14
.\" Manual: Pacman Manual
.\" Source: Pacman 6.1.0
.\" Language: English
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.TH "PKGBUILD" "5" "2024\-04\-14" "Pacman 6\&.1\&.0" "Pacman Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
PKGBUILD \- Package build description file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
PKGBUILD
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
This manual page describes general rules about PKGBUILDs\&. Once a PKGBUILD is written, the actual package is built using makepkg and installed with pacman\&.
.if n \{\
.sp
.\}
.RS 4
.it 1 an-trap
.nr an-no-space-flag 1
.nr an-break-flag 1
.br
.ps +1
\fBNote\fR
.ps -1
.br
.sp
An example PKGBUILD, useful for reference, is located in \fI/usr/share/pacman\fR along with other example files such as an install script\&. You can copy the provided PKGBUILD\&.proto file to a new package build directory and make customizations to suit your needs\&.
.sp .5v
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS AND DIRECTIVES"
.sp
The following is a list of standard options and directives available for use in a PKGBUILD\&. These are all understood and interpreted by makepkg, and most of them will be directly transferred to the built package\&. The mandatory fields for a minimally functional PKGBUILD are \fBpkgname\fR, \fBpkgver\fR, \fBpkgrel\fR and \fBarch\fR\&.
.sp
If you need to create any custom variables for use in your build process, it is recommended to prefix their name with an \fI_\fR (underscore)\&. This will prevent any possible name clashes with internal makepkg variables\&. For example, to store the base kernel version in a variable, use something similar to $_basekernver\&.
.PP
\fBpkgname (array)\fR
.RS 4
Either the name of the package or an array of names for split packages\&. Valid characters for members of this array are alphanumerics, and any of the following characters: \(lq@ \&. _ + \-\(rq\&. Additionally, names are not allowed to start with hyphens or dots\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpkgver\fR
.RS 4
The version of the software as released from the author (e\&.g\&.,
\fI2\&.7\&.1\fR)\&. The variable is not allowed to contain colons, forward slashes, hyphens or whitespace\&.
.sp
The
pkgver
variable can be automatically updated by providing a
pkgver()
function in the PKGBUILD that outputs the new package version\&. This is run after downloading and extracting the sources and running the
prepare()
function (if present), so it can use those files in determining the new
pkgver\&. This is most useful when used with sources from version control systems (see below)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpkgrel\fR
.RS 4
This is the release number specific to the distribution\&. This allows package maintainers to make updates to the package\(cqs configure flags, for example\&. This is typically set to
\fI1\fR
for each new upstream software release and incremented for intermediate PKGBUILD updates\&. The variable is a positive integer, with an optional subrelease level specified by adding another positive integer separated by a period (i\&.e\&. in the form x\&.y)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBepoch\fR
.RS 4
Used to force the package to be seen as newer than any previous versions with a lower epoch, even if the version number would normally not trigger such an upgrade\&. This value is required to be a positive integer; the default value if left unspecified is
\fI0\fR\&. This is useful when the version numbering scheme of a package changes (or is alphanumeric), breaking normal version comparison logic\&. See
\fBpacman\fR(8)
for more information on version comparisons\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpkgdesc\fR
.RS 4
This should be a brief description of the package and its functionality\&. Try to keep the description to one line of text and to not use the package\(cqs name\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBurl\fR
.RS 4
This field contains a URL that is associated with the software being packaged\&. This is typically the project\(cqs web site\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBlicense (array)\fR
.RS 4
This field specifies the license(s) that apply to the package\&. If multiple licenses are applicable, list all of them:
license=(\*(AqGPL\*(Aq \*(AqFDL\*(Aq)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBinstall\fR
.RS 4
Specifies a special install script that is to be included in the package\&. This file should reside in the same directory as the PKGBUILD and will be copied into the package by makepkg\&. It does not need to be included in the source array (e\&.g\&.,
install=$pkgname\&.install)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBchangelog\fR
.RS 4
Specifies a changelog file that is to be included in the package\&. The changelog file should end in a single newline\&. This file should reside in the same directory as the PKGBUILD and will be copied into the package by makepkg\&. It does not need to be included in the source array (e\&.g\&.,
changelog=$pkgname\&.changelog)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBsource (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of source files required to build the package\&. Source files must either reside in the same directory as the PKGBUILD, or be a fully\-qualified URL that makepkg can use to download the file\&. To simplify the maintenance of PKGBUILDs, use the
$pkgname
and
$pkgver
variables when specifying the download location, if possible\&. Compressed files will be extracted automatically unless found in the noextract array described below\&.
.sp
Additional architecture\-specific sources can be added by appending an underscore and the architecture name e\&.g\&.,
\fIsource_x86_64=()\fR\&. There must be a corresponding integrity array with checksums, e\&.g\&.
\fIcksums_x86_64=()\fR\&.
.sp
It is also possible to change the name of the downloaded file, which is helpful with weird URLs and for handling multiple source files with the same name\&. The syntax is:
source=(\*(Aqfilename::url\*(Aq)\&.
.sp
makepkg also supports building developmental versions of packages using sources downloaded from version control systems (VCS)\&. For more information, see
Using VCS Sources
below\&.
.sp
Files in the source array with extensions
\&.sig,
\&.sign
or,
\&.asc
are recognized by makepkg as PGP signatures and will be automatically used to verify the integrity of the corresponding source file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBvalidpgpkeys (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of PGP fingerprints\&. If this array is non\-empty, makepkg will only accept signatures from the keys listed here and will ignore the trust values from the keyring\&. If the source file was signed with a subkey, makepkg will still use the primary key for comparison\&.
.sp
Only full fingerprints are accepted\&. They must be uppercase and must not contain whitespace characters\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBnoextract (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of file names corresponding to those from the source array\&. Files listed here will not be extracted with the rest of the source files\&. This is useful for packages that use compressed data directly\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBcksums (array)\fR
.RS 4
This array contains CRC checksums for every source file specified in the source array (in the same order)\&. makepkg will use this to verify source file integrity during subsequent builds\&. If
\fISKIP\fR
is put in the array in place of a normal hash, the integrity check for that source file will be skipped\&. To easily generate cksums, run \(lqmakepkg \-g >> PKGBUILD\(rq\&. If desired, move the cksums line to an appropriate location\&. Note that checksums generated by "makepkg \-g" should be verified using checksum values provided by the software developer\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBmd5sums, sha1sums, sha224sums, sha256sums, sha384sums, sha512sums, b2sums (arrays)\fR
.RS 4
Alternative integrity checks that makepkg supports; these all behave similar to the cksums option described above\&. To enable use and generation of these checksums, be sure to set up the
INTEGRITY_CHECK
option in
\fBmakepkg.conf\fR(5)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBgroups (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of symbolic names that represent groups of packages, allowing you to install multiple packages by requesting a single target\&. For example, one could install all KDE packages by installing the
\fIkde\fR
group\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBarch (array)\fR
.RS 4
Defines on which architectures the given package is available (e\&.g\&.,
arch=(\*(Aqi686\*(Aq \*(Aqx86_64\*(Aq))\&. Packages that contain no architecture specific files should use
arch=(\*(Aqany\*(Aq)\&. Valid characters for members of this array are alphanumerics and \(lq_\(rq\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBbackup (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of file names, without preceding slashes, that should be backed up if the package is removed or upgraded\&. This is commonly used for packages placing configuration files in
\fI/etc\fR\&. See
"Handling Config Files"
in
\fBpacman\fR(8)
for more information\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBdepends (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of packages this package depends on to run\&. Entries in this list should be surrounded with single quotes and contain at least the package name\&. Entries can also include a version requirement of the form
\fIname<>version\fR, where
<>
is one of five comparisons:
>=
(greater than or equal to),
<=
(less than or equal to),
=
(equal to),
>
(greater than), or
<
(less than)\&.
.sp
Additional architecture\-specific depends can be added by appending an underscore and the architecture name e\&.g\&.,
\fIdepends_x86_64=()\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBmakedepends (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of packages this package depends on to build but are not needed at runtime\&. Packages in this list follow the same format as depends\&.
.sp
Additional architecture\-specific makedepends can be added by appending an underscore and the architecture name e\&.g\&.,
\fImakedepends_x86_64=()\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBcheckdepends (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of packages this package depends on to run its test suite but are not needed at runtime\&. Packages in this list follow the same format as depends\&. These dependencies are only considered when the check() function is present and is to be run by makepkg\&.
.sp
Additional architecture\-specific checkdepends can be added by appending an underscore and the architecture name e\&.g\&.,
\fIcheckdepends_x86_64=()\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBoptdepends (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of packages (and accompanying reasons) that are not essential for base functionality, but may be necessary to make full use of the contents of this package\&. optdepends are currently for informational purposes only and are not utilized by pacman during dependency resolution\&. Packages in this list follow the same format as depends, with an optional description appended\&. The format for specifying optdepends descriptions is:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
optdepends=(\*(Aqpython: for library bindings\*(Aq)
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
Additional architecture\-specific optdepends can be added by appending an underscore and the architecture name e\&.g\&.,
\fIoptdepends_x86_64=()\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBconflicts (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of packages that will conflict with this package (i\&.e\&. they cannot both be installed at the same time)\&. This directive follows the same format as depends\&. Versioned conflicts are supported using the operators as described in
depends\&.
.sp
Additional architecture\-specific conflicts can be added by appending an underscore and the architecture name e\&.g\&.,
\fIconflicts_x86_64=()\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBprovides (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of \(lqvirtual provisions\(rq this package provides\&. This allows a package to provide dependencies other than its own package name\&. For example, the dcron package can provide
\fIcron\fR, which allows packages to depend on
\fIcron\fR
rather than
\fIdcron OR fcron\fR\&.
.sp
Versioned provisions are also possible, in the
\fIname=version\fR
format\&. For example, dcron can provide
\fIcron=2\&.0\fR
to satisfy the
\fIcron>=2\&.0\fR
dependency of other packages\&. Provisions involving the
>
and
<
operators are invalid as only specific versions of a package may be provided\&.
.sp
Additional architecture\-specific provides can be added by appending an underscore and the architecture name e\&.g\&.,
\fIprovides_x86_64=()\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBreplaces (array)\fR
.RS 4
An array of packages this package should replace\&. This can be used to handle renamed/combined packages\&. For example, if the
\fIj2re\fR
package is renamed to
\fIjre\fR, this directive allows future upgrades to continue as expected even though the package has moved\&. Versioned replaces are supported using the operators as described in
depends\&.
.sp
Sysupgrade is currently the only pacman operation that utilizes this field\&. A normal sync or upgrade will not use its value\&.
.sp
Additional architecture\-specific replaces can be added by appending an underscore and the architecture name e\&.g\&.,
\fIreplaces_x86_64=()\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBoptions (array)\fR
.RS 4
This array allows you to override some of makepkg\(cqs default behavior when building packages\&. To set an option, just include the option name in the options array\&. To reverse the default behavior, place an \(lq!\(rq at the front of the option\&. Only specify the options you specifically want to override, the rest will be taken from
\fBmakepkg.conf\fR(5)\&.
\fBNOTE:\fR
\fIforce\fR
is a now\-removed option in favor of the top level
\fIepoch\fR
variable\&.
.PP
\fBstrip\fR
.RS 4
Strip symbols from binaries and libraries\&. If you frequently use a debugger on programs or libraries, it may be helpful to disable this option\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBdocs\fR
.RS 4
Save doc directories\&. If you wish to delete doc directories, specify
!docs
in the array\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBlibtool\fR
.RS 4
Leave libtool (\&.la) files in packages\&. Specify
!libtool
to remove them\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBstaticlibs\fR
.RS 4
Leave static library (\&.a) files in packages\&. Specify
!staticlibs
to remove them (if they have a shared counterpart)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBemptydirs\fR
.RS 4
Leave empty directories in packages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBzipman\fR
.RS 4
Compress man and info pages with gzip\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBccache\fR
.RS 4
Allow the use of ccache during
build()\&. More useful in its negative form
!ccache
with select packages that have problems building with ccache\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBdistcc\fR
.RS 4
Allow the use of distcc during
build()\&. More useful in its negative form
!distcc
with select packages that have problems building with distcc\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBbuildflags\fR
.RS 4
Allow the use of user\-specific buildflags (CPPFLAGS, CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, LDFLAGS) during
build()
as specified in
\fBmakepkg.conf\fR(5)\&. More useful in its negative form
!buildflags
with select packages that have problems building with custom buildflags\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBmakeflags\fR
.RS 4
Allow the use of user\-specific makeflags during
build()
as specified in
\fBmakepkg.conf\fR(5)\&. More useful in its negative form
!makeflags
with select packages that have problems building with custom makeflags such as
\-j2
(or higher)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBdebug\fR
.RS 4
Add the user\-specified debug flags (DEBUG_CFLAGS, DEBUG_CXXFLAGS) to their counterpart buildflags as specified in
\fBmakepkg.conf\fR(5)\&. When used in combination with the \(oqstrip\(cq option, a separate package containing the debug symbols is created\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBlto\fR
.RS 4
Enable building packages using link time optimization\&. Adds
\fI\-flto\fR
to both CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS\&.
.RE
.RE
.SH "PACKAGING FUNCTIONS"
.sp
In addition to the above directives, PKGBUILDs require a set of functions that provide instructions to build and install the package\&. As a minimum, the PKGBUILD must contain a package() function which installs all the package\(cqs files into the packaging directory, with optional prepare(), build(), and check() functions being used to create those files from source\&.
.sp
This is directly sourced and executed by makepkg, so anything that Bash or the system has available is available for use here\&. Be sure any exotic commands used are covered by the makedepends array\&.
.sp
If you create any variables of your own in any of these functions, it is recommended to use the Bash local keyword to scope the variable to inside the function\&.
.PP
\fBpackage() Function\fR
.RS 4
The
package()
function is used to install files into the directory that will become the root directory of the built package and is run after all the optional functions listed below\&. The packaging stage is run using fakeroot to ensure correct file permissions in the resulting package\&. All other functions will be run as the user calling makepkg\&. This function is run inside
$srcdir\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBverify() Function\fR
.RS 4
An optional
verify()
function can be specified to implement arbitrary source authentication\&. The function should return a non\-zero exit code when verification fails\&. This function is run before sources are extracted\&. This function is run inside
$startdir\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBprepare() Function\fR
.RS 4
An optional
prepare()
function can be specified in which operations to prepare the sources for building, such as patching, are performed\&. This function is run after the source extraction and before the
build()
function\&. The
prepare()
function is skipped when source extraction is skipped\&. This function is run inside
$srcdir\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBbuild() Function\fR
.RS 4
The optional
build()
function is used to compile and/or adjust the source files in preparation to be installed by the
package()
function\&. This function is run inside
$srcdir\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBcheck() Function\fR
.RS 4
An optional
check()
function can be specified in which a package\(cqs test\-suite may be run\&. This function is run between the
build()
and
package()
functions\&. Be sure any exotic commands used are covered by the
checkdepends
array\&. This function is run inside
$srcdir\&.
.RE
.sp
All of the above variables such as $pkgname and $pkgver are available for use in the packaging functions\&. In addition, makepkg defines the following variables:
.PP
\fBsrcdir\fR
.RS 4
This contains the directory where makepkg extracts, or copies, all source files\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpkgdir\fR
.RS 4
This contains the directory where makepkg bundles the installed package\&. This directory will become the root directory of your built package\&. This variable should only be used in the
package()
function\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBstartdir\fR
.RS 4
This contains the absolute path to the directory where the PKGBUILD is located, which is usually the output of
$(pwd)
when makepkg is started\&. Use of this variable is deprecated and strongly discouraged\&.
.RE
.SH "PACKAGE SPLITTING"
.sp
makepkg supports building multiple packages from a single PKGBUILD\&. This is achieved by assigning an array of package names to the pkgname directive\&. Each split package uses a corresponding packaging function with name package_foo(), where foo is the name of the split package\&.
.sp
All options and directives for the split packages default to the global values given in the PKGBUILD\&. Nevertheless, the following ones can be overridden within each split package\(cqs packaging function: pkgdesc, arch, url, license, groups, depends, optdepends, provides, conflicts, replaces, backup, options, install, and changelog\&.
.sp
Note that makepkg does not consider split package depends when checking if dependencies are installed before package building and with \-\-syncdeps\&. All packages required to make the package are required to be specified in the global depends and makedepends arrays\&.
.sp
An optional global directive is available when building a split package:
.PP
\fBpkgbase\fR
.RS 4
The name used to refer to the group of packages in the output of makepkg and in the naming of source\-only tarballs\&. If not specified, the first element in the
pkgname
array is used\&. Valid characters for this variable are alphanumerics, and any of the following characters: \(lq@ \&. _ + \-\(rq\&. Additionally, the variable is not allowed to start with hyphens or dots\&.
.RE
.SH "INSTALL/UPGRADE/REMOVE SCRIPTING"
.sp
Pacman has the ability to store and execute a package\-specific script when it installs, removes, or upgrades a package\&. This allows a package to configure itself after installation and perform an opposite action upon removal\&.
.sp
The exact time the script is run varies with each operation, and should be self\-explanatory\&. Note that during an upgrade operation, none of the install or remove functions will be called\&.
.sp
Scripts are passed either one or two \(lqfull version strings\(rq, where a full version string is either \fIpkgver\-pkgrel\fR or \fIepoch:pkgver\-pkgrel\fR, if epoch is non\-zero\&.
.PP
\fBpre_install\fR
.RS 4
Run right before files are extracted\&. One argument is passed: new package full version string\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpost_install\fR
.RS 4
Run right after files are extracted\&. One argument is passed: new package full version string\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpre_upgrade\fR
.RS 4
Run right before files are extracted\&. Two arguments are passed in this order: new package full version string, old package full version string\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpost_upgrade\fR
.RS 4
Run after files are extracted\&. Two arguments are passed in this order: new package full version string, old package full version string\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpre_remove\fR
.RS 4
Run right before files are removed\&. One argument is passed: old package full version string\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpost_remove\fR
.RS 4
Run right after files are removed\&. One argument is passed: old package full version string\&.
.RE
.sp
To use this feature, create a file such as \fIpkgname\&.install\fR and put it in the same directory as the PKGBUILD script\&. Then use the install directive:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
install=pkgname\&.install
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
The install script does not need to be specified in the source array\&. A template install file is available in \fI/usr/share/pacman\fR as \fIproto\&.install\fR for reference with all of the available functions defined\&.
.SH "USING VCS SOURCES"
.sp
Building a developmental version of a package using sources from a version control system (VCS) is enabled by specifying the source in the form:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
source=(\*(Aqdirectory::url#fragment?query\*(Aq)
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
Currently makepkg supports the Bazaar, Git, Subversion, Fossil and Mercurial version control systems\&. For other version control systems, manual cloning of upstream repositories must be done in the prepare() function\&.
.sp
Some VCS Sources like Git support pinning the checkout by a checksum of its content using deterministic export functionality like \(lqgit archive\(rq\&.
.sp
The source URL is divided into four components:
.PP
\fBdirectory\fR
.RS 4
(optional) Specifies an alternate directory name for makepkg to download the VCS source into\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBurl\fR
.RS 4
The URL to the VCS repository\&. This must include the VCS in the URL protocol for makepkg to recognize this as a VCS source\&. If the protocol does not include the VCS name, it can be added by prefixing the URL with
vcs+\&. For example, using a Git repository over HTTPS would have a source URL in the form:
git+https://\&.\&.\&.\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBfragment\fR
.RS 4
(optional) Allows specifying a revision number or branch for makepkg to checkout from the VCS\&. A fragment has the form
type=value, for example to checkout a given revision the source line would be
source=(url#revision=123)\&. The available types depends on the VCS being used:
.PP
\fBbzr\fR
.RS 4
revision (see
\*(Aqbzr help revisionspec\*(Aq
for details)
.RE
.PP
\fBfossil\fR
.RS 4
branch, commit, tag
.RE
.PP
\fBgit\fR
.RS 4
branch, commit, tag
.RE
.PP
\fBhg\fR
.RS 4
branch, revision, tag
.RE
.PP
\fBsvn\fR
.RS 4
revision
.RE
.RE
.PP
\fBquery\fR
.RS 4
(optional) Allows specifying whether a VCS checkout should be checked for PGP\-signed revisions\&. The source line should have the format
source=(url#fragment?signed)
or
source=(url?signed#fragment)\&. Currently only supported by Git\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.sp
The following is an example PKGBUILD for the \fIpatch\fR package\&. For more examples, look through the build files of your distribution\(cqs packages\&.
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# Maintainer: Joe User <joe\&.user@example\&.com>
pkgname=patch
pkgver=2\&.7\&.1
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A utility to apply patch files to original sources"
arch=(\*(Aqi686\*(Aq \*(Aqx86_64\*(Aq)
url="https://www\&.gnu\&.org/software/patch/patch\&.html"
license=(\*(AqGPL\*(Aq)
groups=(\*(Aqbase\-devel\*(Aq)
depends=(\*(Aqglibc\*(Aq)
makedepends=(\*(Aqed\*(Aq)
optdepends=(\*(Aqed: for "patch \-e" functionality\*(Aq)
source=("ftp://ftp\&.gnu\&.org/gnu/$pkgname/$pkgname\-$pkgver\&.tar\&.xz"{,\&.sig})
sha256sums=(\*(Aq9124ba46db0abd873d0995c2ca880e81252676bb6c03e0a37dfc5f608a9b0ceb\*(Aq
\*(AqSKIP\*(Aq)
build() {
cd "$srcdir/$pkgname\-$pkgver"
\&./configure \-\-prefix=/usr
make
}
package() {
cd "$srcdir/$pkgname\-$pkgver"
make DESTDIR="$pkgdir/" install
}
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.sp
\fBmakepkg\fR(8), \fBpacman\fR(8), \fBmakepkg.conf\fR(5)
.sp
See the pacman website at https://archlinux\&.org/pacman/ for current information on pacman and its related tools\&.
.SH "BUGS"
.sp
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"
.sp
Current maintainers:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Allan McRae <allan@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Andrew Gregory <andrew\&.gregory\&.8@gmail\&.com>
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Morgan Adamiec <morganamilo@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
.sp
Past major contributors:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux\&.org>
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Dan McGee <dan@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Xavier Chantry <shiningxc@gmail\&.com>
.RE
.sp
.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
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
.sp
For additional contributors, use git shortlog \-s on the pacman\&.git repository\&.
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