AUR Bundler Skill

When to use this skill

Use this skill when users need to:

• Create PKGBUILD files for AUR submission
• Package software projects for Arch Linux
• Convert GitHub/GitLab projects into installable AUR packages
• Build Rust, Python, CMake, Autotools, or other projects for AUR
• Generate AUR metadata (.SRCINFO) and validate packages
• Handle VCS packages (git, svn) or regular releases

Triggers: "AUR", "PKGBUILD", "Arch package", "aur-bundler", "package for Arch", "submit to AUR", "create AUR package"

Never use for: General package installation, system package management, non-Arch systems

Instructions

Step 1: Analyze Project Structure

• Identify build system (Cargo.toml, package.json, Makefile, CMakeLists.txt, setup.py)
• Extract metadata: name, version, description, license, URL
• List all dependencies (runtime, build-time, optional)
• Check for VCS needs (git, svn) or static releases

Step 2: Create PKGBUILD

Generate main build script with:

• Mandatory fields: pkgname, pkgver, pkgrel, arch, pkgdesc, url, license
• Source: Release tarball URL or VCS URL with branch/tag
• Checksums: sha256sums for releases, SKIP for VCS
• Dependencies: depends, makedepends, checkdepends, optdepends

Step 3: Implement Build Functions

build() {
  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
  # Build commands based on project type
}

package() {
  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
  # Install to $pkgdir with correct paths
}

Step 4: Test and Validate

• Test build: makepkg --nodeps --skippgpcheck
• Generate checksums: makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD
• Validate: namcap PKGBUILD
• Generate metadata: makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO

Step 5: AUR Submission

• Set up Git repository with PKGBUILD and .SRCINFO
• Configure SSH for AUR access
• Push to AUR git repository

Tools Required

• makepkg: Package building (pacman)
• namcap: PKGBUILD validation
• git: For VCS packages and AUR submission
• Build tools: base-devel, cargo, rust, cmake, etc.