`updpkgsums` for bin packages

[tombh]

I'm releasing my package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tattoy-bin and users are saying that they get the following error every time there's a new release:

tattoy-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz ... FAILED ==> ERROR: One or more files
did not pass the validity check! -> error making: tattoy-bin-exit status 1 -> Failed to
install the following packages. Manual intervention is required: tattoy-bin - exit status 1

The solution is to install the package with --clean, so paru -Sc for example. Is that normal? Should I just not be using the updpkgsums argument for the Github Action?

Or is it because I don't change the filename for every release? I use this in the PKGBUILD:

source=("https://github.com/tattoy-org/tattoy/releases/download/tattoy-v$pkgver/tattoy-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz")

[KSXGitHub]

The solution is to install the package with --clean, so paru -Sc for example. Is that normal? Should I just not be using the updpkgsums argument for the Github Action?

Hard to say. The official workflow recommended by Arch Linux is just git + makepkg instead of an AUR helper. If you use git to clone the PKGBUILD into a completely new directory, there should be no problems caused by lingering cache. That being said, I've always tried to provide the best experience by renaming my source files:

# new-name::url is the renaming syntax
source=(tattoy-v$pkgver.tar.gz::"https://github.com/tattoy-org/tattoy/releases/download/tattoy-v$pkgver/tattoy-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz")

Should I just not be using the updpkgsums argument for the Github Action?

It's not related at all. You'll have to update your checksums regardless. Assuming that you don't, and combine it with not renaming, makepkg would just install the wrong version of your package. And that would be worse.

[tombh]

Oh, that renaming syntax looks great! Even if it doesn't fix the issue, it's just a better experience and I don't have to refactor my CI build system to try this. Everything to gain and nothing to lose. Thank you.

I'll close this for now. But I'll come back and comment if it fixes it.

[tombh]

Just cut a new release and your idea worked! Thank you 🙇

[KSXGitHub]

"My idea" is really just standard practice.