#+TITLE: Auto-build package repository for Arch Linux
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* What is this?
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This is a package autobuild solution for Arch Linux.
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It supports the automated building of packages from the AUR.
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Currently it supports package signing and building clean from source.
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It can help to set itself up and generate GPG keys if need be.
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The chroot files are here from an older version of this project and are here as I think they're interesting.
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* Set-up
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Edit the variables at the top of ~main.sh~ to suit your repository details.
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Have a look at the init function near the bottom of the file to decide if you want to run it.
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If you decide to generate a GPG key, edit the name, comment and email so that it fits you.
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You may also want to set ~MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"~ within the chroot to enable parallel compilation.
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For xz compression, add the ~--threads=0~ option to COMPRESSXZ such that it reads ~COMPRESSXZ=(xz -c -z - --threads=0)~.
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ccache may be useful to decrease the times of git packages, due to the little changes.
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* Usage
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To add a package ~main.sh add [package]~ should be run. Currently I only support adding one package at a time.
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To update all packages, use ~main.sh build-all~. A ~-f~ flag can be used to force a rebuild of all the packages.
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To allow automatic building, use a cronjob or write a systemd unit, there are many guides out there, although I may add examples if I feel like it.
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* To Dos
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# - Multiple packages from a single PKGBUILD :: Some PKGBUILDs can create many packages at once, currently I am unable to handle this.
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- AUR dependency checking and automatic resolution :: Something like what aurutils does, maybe I can steal it from there
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- Error catching for builds which fail. :: Have emailing, but nothing more advanced. Would be nice to have some basic error handling in the script
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# - Create a universal variables file :: Not sure how useful this would be, but could be nice
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