kernalix7--winpodx/packaging/aur-git

winpodx-git — AUR development package

Builds winpodx from the GitHub main branch (latest, unreleased code), as a separate AUR package from the stable winpodx (which uses tagged release tarballs).

How it stays current

The version is not hand-maintained. pkgver() derives it from git at build time:

0.6.0.r12.gabc1234   =  <last tag> . r<commits since tag> . g<short hash>

So you publish this PKGBUILD to AUR once. Every rebuild re-runs pkgver() against fresh main, so the version tracks the newest commit automatically.

• Users get updates with yay -Syu --devel / paru -Syu --devel (the --devel pass re-checks VCS packages and rebuilds when main moved). Without --devel, a user reinstalls (yay -S winpodx-git) to pull latest.
• winpodx-git and winpodx can't coexist (provides/conflicts).
• Pin instead of tracking main: add a fragment to source, e.g. …winpodx.git#commit=<sha> or #tag=v0.6.0. (If you want a fixed version, the stable winpodx package is the better choice.)

Publishing to AUR (maintainer steps)

One-time account + SSH-key setup is identical to the stable package — see packaging/aur/README.md (generate ~/.ssh/aur_winpodx, upload the .pub to your AUR profile). The same key works for every package on your AUR account, so reuse the existing aur_winpodx key.

# Point git at the AUR key (same line the stable winpodx publish uses).
export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/aur_winpodx -o IdentitiesOnly=yes"

# 1. Clone the (empty) AUR repo — created on first push.
git clone ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/winpodx-git.git
cd winpodx-git

# 2. Copy the package files from this repo.
cp /path/to/winpodx/packaging/aur-git/PKGBUILD .
cp /path/to/winpodx/packaging/aur-git/winpodx.install .

# 3. Regenerate .SRCINFO from the PKGBUILD (AUR validates it; the one in this
#    repo is a starting point — always regenerate on an Arch box).
makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO

# 4. (recommended) Test-build locally first.
makepkg -si

# 5. Commit + push — this publishes / updates the AUR package.
git add PKGBUILD .SRCINFO winpodx.install
git commit -m "winpodx-git: build from main"
git push

Re-push only when the build recipe changes (deps, install steps) — not per upstream commit; the git source + pkgver() handle commit tracking.