Difference between revisions of "Buildiso with AUR packages: Using buildpkg"

This tutorial is about creating your own local repository. This repository can be used to download (with the help of ''yaourt'') and build (with the help of ''buildpkg'') packages. Later, you can install those packages to your customized Manjaro ISO using ''buildiso''.

The first thing you should probably do is create a directory for your local repository. The local repository is called <code>local-repo</code> throughout this entire tutorial. This'll help keep things organized. Your repository will include two subdirectories for the different architectures:

   mkdir -p ~/local-repo/i686 ~/local-repo/x86_64

This local repository is created in your home folder, but you can create it anywhere you want.

   mkdir -p ~/local-build/

Now, go to your local build directory:

  cd ~/local-build

You want to add the package <code>pcmanfm-qt-git</code> to your ISO. Therefore, you need to download it to your local repository first. You download and unpack it using

You see a new <code>PKGBUILD</code> file in your local build directory:

  ~/local-build/pcmanfm-qt-git/PKGBUILD

  cd ~/local-build

If you want to build 32bit packages on a 64bit system, you can do this by specifying the architecture:

==Copy package files to local repository==

On a 64bit system using the unstable branch the exact path is

Move all package files to your local repository:

  ~/local-repo/x86_64

Your local repository should now look like this:

  cd ~/local-repo/x86_64

  repo-add local-repo.db.tar.gz *.pkg.tar.*

Every time you add packages to your local repositories, these commands need to be executed again! Otherwise, ''buildiso'' will complain later about missing packages in your local repository.

After running those commands, your local repository looks like this:

  local-repo.db.tar

  local-repo.db

==Add local-repo to pacman-XXXXX.conf file==

Copy and paste the template <code>pacman-default.conf</code> (for 32bit) and / or <code>pacman-multilib.conf</code> from <code>/usr/share/manjaro-tools/</code> to <code>manjaro-tools-iso-profiles/xfce/</code>

At the bottom of your new <code>pacman-XXXXX.conf</code> files, add:

  [local-repo]

  Server = file:///home/'''<username>'''/$repo/$arch

Replace <code><username></code> with your username.

isolinux -> ../shared/isolinux/

mkinitcpio.conf -> ../shared/mkinitcpio.conf

Packages -> ../shared/Packages-Systemd

Packages-Xorg -> ../shared/Packages-Xorg

You can have both <code>pacman-multilib.conf</code> and <code>pacman-default.conf</code> files in your profile directory. The <code>pacman-default.conf</code> file will get used by ''buildiso'' to build 32bit ISOs and <code>pacman-multilib.conf</code> will get used for 64bit ISOs.

  # By default, pacman accepts packages signed by keys that its local keyring

  # NOTE: You must run `pacman-key --init` before first using pacman; the local

  #  - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files

  [local-repo]

  Server = file:///home/excalibur/$repo/$arch

As you can see, there is also another custom repository in this <code>pacman-multilib.conf</code> file: <code>[infinality-bundle]</code>. But it is commented out. This illustrates nicely the way to add a custom non-local repository.

Custom local repositories will get removed automatically from this file before it gets copied over to the installed system, whereas custom non-local repositories will be kept. This means AUR packages are best installed from a custom local repository (as demonstrated by <code>[local-repo]</code> in this tutorial). Packages neither available in the Manjaro repositories nor in the AUR are best installed from a custom non-local repository (see <code>[infinality-bundle]</code> as example).

You can now add <code>pcmanfm-qt-git</code> to your package list for your ISO profile. This means your <code>manjaro-tools-iso-profiles/xfce/Packages-Xfce</code> file should look exactly like this: