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@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@ This manual page is meant to describe general rules about PKGBUILDs. Once a
PKGBUILD is written, the actual package is built using makepkg and installed
with pacman.
-NOTE: If you are using Arch Linux and have a local copy of the Arch Build
-System (ABS) tree on your computer, or are using another distribution that
-provides a similar tree of build files, you can copy the provided
-PKGBUILD.proto file to a new package build directory and make customizations to
-suit your needs. An up to date prototype file can also be found in the source
-distribution of this package.
+NOTE: An example PKGBUILD, useful for reference, is located in '{pkgdatadir}'.
+Also located there are other example files such as a ChangeLog and an install
+script. You can copy the provided PKGBUILD.proto file to a new package build
+directory and make customizations to suit your needs.
Options and Directives
@@ -324,9 +322,8 @@ same directory as the PKGBUILD script. Then use the install directive:
install=pkgname.install
The install script does not need to be specified in the source array. A
-template install file is available with the source distribution of this
-program, or one may be provided by your distribution. For example, Arch Linux
-provides prototype install files in the ABS tree.
+template install file is available in '{pkgdatadir}' as 'proto.install' for
+reference with all of the available functions defined.
Development Directives