On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 2:10 PM Genes Lists via arch-general < arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > When building packages (makepkg + PKGBUILD), It would be useful if there > was a way to easily rebuild the package whenever a make dependency is > updated. One can do this manually of course, by bumping the pkgrel and > rebuilding. > > To make it easier I built a tool to do that for me. For example: > > When a tool chain used to build a package is updated, it's good practice > to rebuild those which use that tool chain. For example, when gcc, > cargo, binutils et al are updated packages using those tools should also > be updated. > > While static linked libraries surely don't demand a rebuild to function, > because the prior, older library is part of the binary itself, it's > still a good idea to rebuild it. This will pick up fixes, including > security related ones, as well as improvements. Of course, it's always > sensible to confirm that the application properly builds and works with > the newer tool or library. > > I've made the code available should it be useful to others. > > https://github.com/gene-git/Arch-mkpkg > > best > > gene > > Excellent enhancement to the existing makepkg tool. -- mike c
