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-rw-r--r--doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt16
-rw-r--r--doc/makepkg.8.txt7
-rw-r--r--doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt5
3 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
index 3d3909ac..2ccf0b2e 100644
--- a/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
+++ b/doc/PKGBUILD.5.txt
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ name. The syntax is: `source=('filename::url')`.
needed at runtime. Packages in this list follow the same format as
depends.
+*checkdepends (array)*::
+ An array of packages that this package depends on to run its test suite,
+ but are not needed at runtime. Packages in this list follow the same
+ format as depends. These dependencies are only considered when the
+ check() function is present and is to be run by makepkg.
+
*optdepends (array)*::
An array of packages (and accompanying reasons) that are not essential for
base functionality, but may be necessary to make full use of the contents
@@ -263,10 +269,18 @@ If you create any variables of your own in the build function, it is
recommended to use the bash `local` keyword to scope the variable to inside
the build function.
+check() Function
+----------------
+An optional check() function can be specified in which a packages test-suite
+may be run. This function is run between the build() and package() functions.
+The function is run in `bash -e` mode, meaning any command that exits with a
+non-zero status will cause the function to exit. Be sure any exotic commands
+used are covered by `checkdepends`.
+
package() Function
------------------
An optional package() function can be specified in addition to the build()
-function. This function is run immediately after the build() function. The
+function. This function is run after the build() and check() functions. The
function is run in `bash -e` mode, meaning any command that exits with a
non-zero status will cause the function to exit. When specified in combination
with the fakeroot BUILDENV option in linkman:makepkg.conf[5], fakeroot usage
diff --git a/doc/makepkg.8.txt b/doc/makepkg.8.txt
index ff0f2b63..3b83015e 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.8.txt
+++ b/doc/makepkg.8.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ Options
Only build listed packages from a split package. The use of quotes is
necessary when specifying multiple packages. e.g. `--pkg "pkg1 pkg3"`
+*\--check*::
+ Run the check() function in the PKGBUILD, overriding the setting in
+ linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
+
+*\--nocheck*::
+ Do not run the check() function in the PKGBUILD or handle the checkdepends.
+
*\--noconfirm*::
(Passed to pacman) Prevent pacman from waiting for user input before
proceeding with operations.
diff --git a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
index 86ea6a3a..020804cb 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
+++ b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ Options
be disabled for individual packages by placing `!ccache` in the
PKGBUILD options array.
+ *check*;;
+ Run the check() function if present in the PKGBUILD. This can be
+ enabled or disabled for individual packages through the use of
+ makepkg's `--check` and `--nocheck` options respectively.
+
**DISTCC_HOSTS=**"host1 ..."::
If using DistCC, this is used to specify a space-delimited list of hosts
running in the DistCC cluster. In addition, you will want to modify your