AUR Package Submission for scidCommunity

This directory contains the PKGBUILD and related files for submitting scidCommunity to the Arch User Repository (AUR).

Files

PKGBUILD — The main build recipe for Arch Linux

Steps to Test and Submit

1. Test the Build in Arch Distrobox

First, verify the PKGBUILD works correctly in Arch:

distrobox enter Arch
cd /path/to/scidCommunity/aur
makepkg -si

This will:

Download the source
Extract it
Run ./configure and make all
Install to system

2. Identify Correct Arch Tcl/Tk Package Names

Once in the Arch distrobox, check the actual package names:

pacman -Ss tcl
pacman -Ss tk

Update the depends=() and makedepends=() arrays in PKGBUILD if needed.

3. Fix sha256sum

The PKGBUILD currently has sha256sums=('SKIP'). To get the real hash:

cd /path/to/scidCommunity/aur
wget https://github.com/whelanh/scidCommunity/archive/cee3cc8b96b1476e44547c130e9316de47e9810b.tar.gz
sha256sum cee3cc8b96b1476e44547c130e9316de47e9810b.tar.gz

Replace the 'SKIP' in PKGBUILD with the actual hash.

4. Validate PKGBUILD Syntax

cd /path/to/scidCommunity/aur
namcap PKGBUILD
namcap -i <pkgname>-<pkgver>-<pkgrel>-<arch>.pkg.tar.zst

(Install namcap if needed: pacman -S namcap)

5. Create AUR Git Repository

Once testing passes:

Go to https://aur.archlinux.org/
Login with your Arch Linux account
Click "Submit a Package"
Provide:
- Package name: scidcommunity
- Initial PKGBUILD submission or initialize with git

6. Submit via Git (After Initial Upload)

git clone ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/scidcommunity.git
cd scidcommunity
cp /path/to/scidCommunity/aur/PKGBUILD .
git add PKGBUILD
git commit -m "Initial commit: scidcommunity 5.1.1"
git push

Next Steps

For future updates: 0. Manually update line 11 in PKGBUILD with the new commit hash from the parent

Update the PKGBUILD (change pkgver or pkgrel)
Regenerate .SRCINFO: distrobox enter Arch -- bash -c "cd /home/hugh/Downloads/scidCommunity/aur && makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO"
Commit and push: git commit -am "Update to version X.Y.Z" && git push

2.2 KiB Raw Permalink Blame History