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doc/makepkg: document --log, address locale issues

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Looks like no one ever documented -L/--log, so do that now. In addition,
address some of the issues brought up in FS#9156 and add a note about build
output and logs being in the current locale.

Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
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Dan McGee 2008-02-05 18:23:18 -06:00
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doc/makepkg.8.txt
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@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ build the package, install the package into a temporary root, make
customizations, generate meta-info, and package the whole thing up for pacman customizations, generate meta-info, and package the whole thing up for pacman
to use. to use.
NOTE: makepkg uses your current locale by default and does not unset it when
building packages. If you wish to share your build output with others when
seeking help or for other purposes, you may wish to run "`LC_ALL=C makepkg`" so
your logs and output are not localized.
Options Options
------- -------
*\--asroot*:: *\--asroot*::
@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ Options
if required and generate integrity checks. The integrity checks if required and generate integrity checks. The integrity checks
generated are determined by the value of the INTEGRITY_CHECK array in generated are determined by the value of the INTEGRITY_CHECK array in
linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. This output can be redirected into your linkman:makepkg.conf[5]. This output can be redirected into your
PKGBUILD for source validation (`makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD`). PKGBUILD for source validation using "`makepkg -g >> PKGBUILD`".
*-h, \--help*:: *-h, \--help*::
Output syntax and command line options. Output syntax and command line options.
@ -97,6 +102,13 @@ Options
Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using Install or upgrade the package after a successful build using
linkman:pacman[8]. linkman:pacman[8].
*-L, \--log*::
Enable makepkg build logging. This will use the *tee* program to send
output of the `build()` function to both the console and to a text file in
the build directory named `pkgname-pkgver-pkgrel-arch.log`. As mentioned
above, the build log will be localized so you may want to set your locale
accordingly if sharing the log output with others.
*-m, \--nocolor*:: *-m, \--nocolor*::
Disable color in output messages. Disable color in output messages.