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Juan RP 1802997b0b xbps-src: require sudo to build packages.
The reason is that fakeroot can't read files that have restrictive
perms and you'd have to change them before the src installation, and
restoring them at binpkg pre-installation.

I prefer to avoid all this and build the pkg with appropiate perms.

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REQUIREMENTS
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To be able to build packages from source the following software is required
in the host system:
* GNU Binutils
* GNU Bison
* GNU GCC C++ (plus GMP and MPFR) development packages
* GNU Gettext
* GNU Make
* GNU m4
* fakeroot
* ncurses (development package)
* wget
* libarchive (development package)
* perl
Super-user privileges are required as well, because all packages are built
in a chroot (except the ones that are included in a virtual package to be
able to build a minimal system for the chroot).
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HOW TO BUILD/HANDLE PACKAGES FROM SOURCE
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Before using xbps-src, some required utilities need to be built and installed
into $(PREFIX); by default they are installed into /usr/local.
You can do this by issuing "make" and "make install" as root in the top
level directory.
If configuration file is not specified from the command line with the
-c flag, it will first try to use the default location at
/usr/local/etc/xbps.conf (or the installation prefix that was specified
to the make(1) command), and as last resort in the etc directory of the
current directory.
To avoid problems with libtool and configure scripts finding stuff that is
available in the host system, almost all packages must be built inside of a
chroot. So the first thing would be to create the binary packages with:
$ xbps-src install xbps-base-chroot
This will build all required packages via fakeroot in masterdir, therefore you
can run it as normal user. Next commands will require super-user privileges
and all package handling will be done within the chroot. I believe it's the
most easier and faster way to handle clean dependencies; another reason would
be that xbps packages are meant to be used in a system and not just for
ordinary users. So once all packages are built, you can create and enter
to the chroot with:
$ sudo xbps-src chroot
Press Control + D to exit from the chroot. The following targets will require
to be done in the chroot:
build, configure, install, install-destdir, remove, stow and unstow.
Now let's explain some more about the targets that you can use. To start
installing packages you should use the install target:
$ sudo xbps-src install glib
If the package is properly installed, it will be "stowned" automatically.
``stowned<65><64> means that this package is available in the master directory,
on which xpbs has copied all files from DESTDIR/<pkgname>.
To remove a currently installed (and stowned) package, you can use:
$ sudo xbps-src remove glib
Please note that when you remove it, the package will also be removed
from XBPS_DESTDIR and previously "unstowned".
To stow an already installed package (from XBPS_DESTDIR/<pkgname>):
$ sudo xbps-src stow glib
and to unstow an already installed (stowned) package:
$ sudo xbps-src unstow glib
You can also print some stuff about any template build file, e.g:
$ xbps-src info glib
To list installed (stowned) packages, use this:
$ xbps-src list
To only extract the distfiles, without configuring/building/installing:
$ xbps-src extract foo
To not remove the build directory after successful installation:
$ sudo xbps-src -C install blah
To only fetch the distfile:
$ xbps-src fetch blah
To only install the package, _without_ stowning it into the master directory:
$ sudo xbps-src install-destdir blob
To list files installed by a package, note that package must be installed
into destination directory first:
$ xbps-src listfiles blob
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Juan Romero Pardines <xtraeme@gmail.com>