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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/makepkg.8.txt | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/pacman.8.txt | 18 |
3 files changed, 28 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt index 3ef9d04e..ac394729 100644 --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt @@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ Options and Directives a package to provide dependencies other than its own package name. For example, the dcron package can provide 'cron', which allows packages to depend on 'cron' rather than 'dcron OR fcron'. - Versioned provisions are also possible. For example, dcron can provide - 'cron 2.0' to satisfy the 'cron>=2.0' dependency of other packages. + Versioned provisions are also possible, in the 'name=version' format. + For example, dcron can provide 'cron=2.0' to satisfy the 'cron>=2.0' + dependency of other packages. *replaces (array)*:: An array of packages that this package should replace, and can be used diff --git a/doc/makepkg.8.txt b/doc/makepkg.8.txt index 689556d4..8f166a55 100644 --- a/doc/makepkg.8.txt +++ b/doc/makepkg.8.txt @@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ to use. Options ------- +*\--asroot*:: + Allow makepkg to run as root. This is for security purposes as it is + normally dangerous to do so. This will also disable use of fakeroot and + sudo. + *-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 @@ -68,6 +73,11 @@ Options default to the current directory. This allows the built package to be overwritten. +*-forcever*:: + This is a hidden option that should *not* be used unless you really know + what you are doing. makepkg uses this internally when calling itself to + set the new development pkgver of the package. + *-g, \--geninteg*:: For each source file in the source array of PKGBUILD, download the file if required and generate integrity checks. The integrity checks @@ -78,6 +88,11 @@ Options *-h, \--help*:: Output syntax and command line options. +*\--holdver*:: + Useful when building development versions of packages. Prevents makepkg + from automatically bumping the pkgver to the latest revision number in + the package's development tree. + *-i, \--install*:: Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using linkman:pacman[8]. @@ -108,11 +123,6 @@ Options dependencies are not found, pacman will try to resolve them. If successful, the missing packages will be downloaded and installed. -*\--asroot*:: - Allow makepkg to run as root. This is for security purposes as it is - normally dangerous to do so. This will also disable use of fakeroot and - sudo. - *\--source*:: Do not actually build the package, but build a source-only tarball. This is useful for passing a single tarball to another program such as a diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index 0da83a67..c47af65e 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ Options *\--cachedir* <'dir'>:: Specify an alternative package cache location (a typical default is ``/var/cache/pacman/pkg''). Multiple cache directories can be specified, - and they are tried in the order they are passed to pacman. *NOTE*: if - specified, this is an absolute path and the root path is not automatically - prepended. This behavior changed in pacman 3.1.0. + and they are tried in the order they are passed to pacman. *NOTE*: this + is an absolute path, the root path is not automatically prepended. This + behavior changed in pacman 3.1.0. *\--config* <'file'>:: Specify an alternate configuration file. @@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ Remove Options[[RO]] -------------------- *-c, \--cascade*:: Remove all target packages, as well as all packages that depend on one - or more target packages. This operation is recursive. + or more target packages. This operation is recursive, and must be used + with care since it can remove many potentially needed packages. *-k, \--keep*:: Removes the database entry only. Leaves all files in place. @@ -218,10 +219,11 @@ Remove Options[[RO]] file should be renamed with a ``.pacsave'' extension. *-s, \--recursive*:: - Remove each target specified including all dependencies, provided that - (A) they are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not - explicitly installed by the user. This option is analogous to a - backwards '\--sync' operation. + Remove each target specified including all of their dependencies, provided + that (A) they are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not + explicitly installed by the user. This operation is recursive and analogous + to a backwards '\--sync' operation, and helps keep a clean system without + orphans. Sync Options[[SO]] |