On 13/3/19 3:01 am, Eli Schwartz wrote: > It is often not obvious to people, that build() can be run multiple > times when continuing a build with --noextract. > > Signed-off-by: Eli Schwartz <[email protected]> > --- > doc/PKGBUILD.5.asciidoc | 6 +++++- > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.asciidoc b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.asciidoc > index 83a61458..6336a5cd 100644 > --- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.asciidoc > +++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.asciidoc > @@ -359,7 +359,11 @@ function. > > *build() Function*:: > The optional `build()` function is use to compile and/or adjust the > source > - files in preparation to be installed by the `package()` function. > + files in preparation to be installed by the `package()` function. All > + commands specific to the package creation (but not source code > + preparation), before the final installation of files into the packaging > + root, should be performed here. The `build()` function is permitted to > run > + multiple times if `makepkg --noextract` is used.
The last sentence is confusing. I know when the build() function runs, but still took too long to parse what you meant. > *check() Function*:: > An optional `check()` function can be specified in which a package's >
