On Sat, 6 May 2023 12:54:42 +0200
Christian <syphdias+archlinu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I took over the package blink1. It is not a -git package so it should
> have a stable checksum, in my opinion. But since the project it builds
> uses a submodule, the package uses source=("git+https:/…) and SKIP for
> the checksum. This way prepare() can do a submodule init and submodule
> update.
>
> Is there a better way to deal with submodules?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/VCS_package_guidelines#Git_submodules still
applies
> Or would it be better to download the released binary for the correct
> architecture and install that?
> As I currently understand it this would only be acceptable for a -bin
> package, wouldn't it? (I found no clear guidance when to use that
> prefix, e.g. zoom)
If the source is available, the normal package should use it and using upstream
binaries should be a -bin package. If the source isn't available, there's no
need for the -bin suffix since only one package is going to exist.
Doug
