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Forks of packages on AUR (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by 0WN463@programming.dev to c/archlinux@lemmy.ml
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Hey, how do we generally handle forks of packages that we wish to use on the AUR?

For example, we have package A on the AUR and we have A-fork with a feature that is not merged into A due to various reasons (dead projects, other concerns, etc).

Do we create a new AUR package that is based off that fork? Wouldn't that pollute the AUR with packages that are similar but are forks of each other?

What if I am developing a package B that depends on the A-fork that is not in the AUR? Do I have to create A-fork as an AUR package so that my package B can be built?

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[–] Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 1 points 1 year ago

Do we create a new AUR package that is based off that fork? Wouldn’t that pollute the AUR with packages that are similar but are forks of each other?

Lots of packages does this already. So I assume it's okay, if you can't get the change into the one already there.

What if I am developing a package B that depends on the A-fork that is not in the AUR? Do I have to create A-fork as an AUR package so that my package B can be built?

Yes. You need to make sure all the dependencies are available from either official repository or the AUR when creating an AUR package.