1MAKEPKG.CONF(5) Pacman Manual MAKEPKG.CONF(5)
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6 makepkg.conf - makepkg configuration file
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9 /etc/makepkg.conf, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pacman/makepkg.conf,
10 ~/.makepkg.conf
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13 Configuration options for makepkg are stored in makepkg.conf. This file
14 is sourced so you can include any special compiler flags you wish to
15 use. This is helpful when building for different architectures or with
16 different optimizations. However, only the variables described below
17 are exported to the build environment.
18 Note
20 This does not guarantee that all package Makefiles will use your
21 exported variables. Some of them are non-standard.
22 The system-wide configuration file is found in /etc/makepkg.conf.
24 Individual options can be overridden (or added to) on a per-user basis
25 in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pacman/makepkg.conf or ~/.makepkg.conf, with the
26 former taking priority.
27 The default file is fairly well commented, so it may be easiest to
29 simply follow directions given there for customization.
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32 DLAGENTS=('protocol::/path/to/command [options]' ...)
33 Sets the download agents used to fetch source files specified with
34 a URL in the PKGBUILD(5) file. Options can be specified for each
35 command as well, and any protocol can have a download agent. Any
36 spaces in option arguments are required to be escaped to avoid
37 being split. Several examples are provided in the default
38 makepkg.conf.
39 If present, %u will be replaced with the download URL. Otherwise,
41 the download URL will be placed on the end of the command. If
42 present, %o will be replaced with the local file name, plus a
43 “.part” extension, which allows makepkg to handle resuming file
44 downloads.
45 VCSCLIENTS=('protocol::package' ...)
47 Sets the packages required to fetch version controlled source
48 files. When required, makepkg will check that these packages are
49 installed or are included in the depends or makedepends arrays in
50 the PKGBUILD.
51 CARCH="carch"
53 Specifies your computer architecture; possible values include such
54 things as “i686”, “x86_64”, “ppc”, etc. This should be
55 automatically set on installation.
56 CHOST="chost"
58 A string such as “i686-pc-linux-gnu”; do not touch this unless you
59 know what you are doing. This can be commented out by most users if
60 desired.
61 CPPFLAGS="cppflags"
63 Flags used for the C preprocessor; see CFLAGS for more information.
64 CFLAGS="cflags"
66 Flags used for the C compiler. This is a key part to the use of
67 makepkg. Usually several options are specified, and the most common
68 string resembles something like this: “-march=i686 -O2 -pipe”.
69 Another useful option may be -mcpu in place of -march. Read gcc(1)
70 for more details on the wide variety of compiler flags available.
71 CXXFLAGS="cxxflags"
73 Flags used for the C++ compiler; see CFLAGS for more info.
74 RUSTFLAGS="rustflags"
76 Flags used for the Rust compiler, similar in spirit to CFLAGS. Read
77 rustc(1) for more details on the available flags.
78 LDFLAGS="ldflags"
80 Flags used for the linker. Several options may be specified with
81 common usage resembling “-Wl,--hash-style=gnu”. Read ld(1) for more
82 details on available linker flags.
83 MAKEFLAGS="makeflags"
85 This is often used to set the number of jobs used; for example,
86 -j2. Other flags that make accepts can also be passed.
87 DEBUG_CFLAGS="debug_cflags"
89 Additional compiler flags appended to CFLAGS for use in debugging.
90 Usually this would include: “-g”. Read gcc(1) for more details on
91 the wide variety of compiler flags available.
92 DEBUG_CXXFLAGS="debug_cxxflags"
94 Debug flags used for the C++ compiler; see DEBUG_CFLAGS for more
95 info.
96 DEBUG_RUSTFLAGS="debug_rustflags"
98 Additional compiler flags appended to RUSTFLAGS for use in
99 debugging. Usually this would include: “-C debuginfo=2”. Read
100 rustc(1) for more details on the available flags.
101 BUILDENV=(!distcc !color !ccache check !sign)
103 This array contains options that affect the build environment; the
104 defaults are shown here. All options should always be left in the
105 array; to enable or disable an option, simply remove or add an “!”
106 at the front of the option. If an option is specified multiple
107 times, the final value takes precedence. Each option works as
108 follows:
109 distcc
111 Use the distributed C/C++/ObjC compiler to spread compilation
112 among multiple machines. If this is enabled, DISTCC_HOSTS must
113 be specified as well.
114 color
116 Colorize output messages, making output easier to read.
117 ccache
119 Use ccache to cache compilation by default. This allows for
120 faster compiles if you are continuously recompiling the same
121 packages. It can be disabled for individual packages by placing
122 !ccache in the PKGBUILD options array.
123 check
125 Run the check() function if present in the PKGBUILD. This can
126 be enabled or disabled for individual packages through the use
127 of makepkg’s --check and --nocheck options, respectively.
128 sign
130 Generate a PGP signature file using GnuPG. This will execute
131 gpg --detach-sign --use-agent on the built package to generate
132 a detached signature file, using the GPG agent, if it is
133 available. The signature file will be the entire file name of
134 the package with a “.sig” extension.
135 DISTCC_HOSTS="host1 ..."
137 If using DistCC, this is used to specify a space-delimited list of
138 hosts running in the DistCC cluster. In addition, you will want to
139 modify your MAKEFLAGS.
140 BUILDDIR="/path/to/directory"
142 If this value is not set, packages will, by default, be built in
143 subdirectories of the directory that makepkg is called from. This
144 option allows setting the build location to another directory.
145 Incorrect use of $startdir in a PKGBUILD may cause building with
146 this option to fail.
147 GPGKEY=""
149 Specify a key to use for GPG signing instead of the default key in
150 the keyring. Can be overridden with makepkg’s --key option.
151 OPTIONS=(!strip docs libtool staticlibs emptydirs !zipman !purge
153 !debug)
154 This array contains options that affect default packaging. They are
155 equivalent to options that can be placed in the PKGBUILD; the
156 defaults are shown here. All options should always be left in the
157 array; to enable or disable an option, simply remove or add an “!”
158 at the front of the option. If an option is specified multiple
159 times, the final value takes precedence. Each option works as
160 follows:
161 strip
163 Strip symbols from binaries and libraries. If you frequently
164 use a debugger on programs or libraries, it may be helpful to
165 disable this option.
166 docs
168 Save doc directories. If you wish to delete doc directories,
169 specify !docs in the array. The directories affected are
170 specified by the DOC_DIRS variable.
171 libtool
173 Leave libtool (.la) files in packages. Specify !libtool to
174 remove them.
175 staticlibs
177 Leave static library (.a) files in packages. Specify
178 !staticlibs to remove them, if they have a shared counterpart.
179 emptydirs
181 Leave empty directories in packages.
182 zipman
184 Compress manual (man and info) pages with gzip. The directories
185 affected are specified by the MAN_DIRS variable.
186 purge
188 Remove files specified by the PURGE_TARGETS variable from the
189 package.
190 debug
192 Add the user-specified debug flags as specified in DEBUG_CFLAGS
193 and DEBUG_CXXFLAGS to their counterpart buildflags. Creates a
194 separate package containing the debug symbols when used with
195 ‘strip’.
196 INTEGRITY_CHECK=(check1 ...)
198 File integrity checks to use. Multiple checks may be specified;
199 this affects both generation and checking. The current valid
200 options are: md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512, and b2.
201 STRIP_BINARIES="--strip-all"
203 Options to be used when stripping binaries. See strip(1) for
204 details.
205 STRIP_SHARED="--strip-unneeded"
207 Options to be used when stripping shared libraries or PIE
208 executables. See strip(1) for details.
209 STRIP_STATIC="--strip-debug"
211 Options to be used when stripping static libraries. See strip(1)
212 for details.
213 MAN_DIRS=({usr{,/local}{,/share},opt/*}/{man,info} ...)
215 If zipman is specified in the OPTIONS array, this variable will
216 instruct makepkg where to look to compress manual (man and info)
217 pages. If you build packages that are located in opt/, you may need
218 to add the directory to this array. NOTE: Do not add the leading
219 slash to the directory name.
220 DOC_DIRS=(usr/{,share/}{doc,gtk-doc} ...)
222 If !docs is specified in the OPTIONS array, this variable will
223 instruct makepkg where to look to remove docs. If you build
224 packages that are located in opt/, you may need to add the
225 directory to this array. NOTE: Do not add the leading slash to the
226 directory name.
227 PURGE_TARGETS=(usr/{,share}/info/dir .podlist *.pod...)
229 If purge is specified in the OPTIONS array, this variable will
230 instruct makepkg which files to remove from the package. This is
231 useful for index files that are added by multiple packages.
232 DBGSRCDIR="/usr/src/debug"
234 If strip and debug are specified in the OPTIONS array, this
235 variable will instruct makepkg where to place source files for
236 installed binaries. The binaries will be modified to link this
237 directory for the debugger search path.
238 PKGDEST="/path/to/directory"
240 If this value is not set, packages will, by default, be placed in
241 the current directory (location of the PKGBUILD(5)). Many people
242 like to keep all their packages in one place so this option allows
243 for this behavior. A common location is “/home/packages”.
244 SRCDEST="/path/to/directory"
246 If this value is not set, downloaded source files will only be
247 stored in the current directory. Many people like to keep all
248 source files in a central location for easy cleanup, so this path
249 can be set here.
250 SRCPKGDEST="/path/to/directory"
252 If this value is not set, source package files will be stored in in
253 the current directory. Many people like to keep all source package
254 files in a central location for easy cleanup, so this path can be
255 set here.
256 LOGDEST="/path/to/directory"
258 If this value is not set, log files are written to the current
259 directory. This centralizes the log location, facilitating cleanup
260 and compression.
261 PACKAGER="John Doe <john@example.com>"
263 This value is used when querying a package to see who was the
264 builder. The given format is required for PGP key lookup through
265 WKD. It is recommended to change this to your name and email
266 address.
267 COMPRESSGZ="(gzip -c -f -n)", COMPRESSBZ2="(bzip2 -c -f)",
269 COMPRESSXZ="(xz -c -z -)", COMPRESSZST="(zstd -c -z -)",
270 COMPRESSLZO"(lzop -q)", COMPRESSLRZ="(lrzip -q)", COMPRESSLZ4="(lz4
271 -q)", COMPRESSZ="(compress -c -f)", COMPRESSLZ="(lzip -c -f)"
272 Sets the command and options used when compressing compiled or
273 source packages in the named format.
274 PKGEXT=".pkg.tar.gz", SRCEXT=".src.tar.gz"
276 Sets the compression used when making compiled or source packages.
277 Valid suffixes are .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz, .tar.zst, .tar.lzo,
278 .tar.lrz, .tar.lz4, .tar.lz and .tar.Z, or simply .tar to disable
279 compression entirely.
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282 makepkg(8), pacman(8), PKGBUILD(5)
283 See the pacman website at https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/ for current
285 information on pacman and its related tools.
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288 Bugs? You must be kidding; there are no bugs in this software. But if
289 we happen to be wrong, submit a bug report with as much detail as
290 possible at the Arch Linux Bug Tracker in the Pacman section.
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293 Current maintainers:
294 • Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
296 • Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com>
298 • Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
300 • Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org>
302 Past major contributors:
304 • Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
306 • Aurelien Foret <aurelien@archlinux.org>
308 • Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
310 • Xavier Chantry <shiningxc@gmail.com>
312 • Nagy Gabor <ngaba@bibl.u-szeged.hu>
314 For additional contributors, use git shortlog -s on the pacman.git
316 repository.
317Pacman 5.2.1 2021-01-27 MAKEPKG.CONF(5)