Loui Chang wrote:
On Sun 22 Nov 2009 07:34 +1100, Phillip Smith wrote:
2009/11/22 Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <[email protected]>:
Andrea Scarpino wrote:
Why do you use package() function when the package isn't a splitted package?
Hello :)
Using both build() and package() is not necessary condition for use only
with splitted packages, its avoid to use the fakeroot on building
process that is not needed in 99% of packages.
It's also good to be able to use the -R flag to makepkg which you
can't do without the separate functions :)
Actually you can repackage without a package function.
Whatever is contained in $pkgdir will be made into a package.
Yes, but it is rather crap... without the package() function using -R
is only useful if you want to change a variable in the PKGBUILD
(pkgdesc, depends,...). With a package() function, you can actually
change the contents of the package.
Splitting of the build and package steps is one of the most
under-appreciated features in the last pacman release. It is really
good to see someone actually using it. (I do not and I implemented it!)
Allan
