Build Patterns

Build Patterns

This section describes the different patterns used for packaging various upstream sources.

Package Targets

Packages declare their distribution targets via marker files:

Marker	Behavior
.local	Build and publish to GitHub releases
.aur	Push PKGBUILD to AUR
(both)	Build locally AND push to AUR

Patterns

• Pattern-npm - Node.js packages from npm registry
• Pattern-Python - Python packages following Arch guidelines
• Pattern-AppImage - Self-contained Linux applications
• Pattern-Binary - Pre-compiled binaries

Smoke Tests

Each package should include a check.sh script for post-build verification:

#!/bin/bash
set -e
PKG_FILE="$1"

sudo pacman -U --noconfirm "$PKG_FILE"

# Verify the package works
if command --version; then
    echo "PASS"
else
    echo "FAIL"
    exit 1
fi