claude-code-bin

Temporary AUR automation testbed for Claude Code packaging.

This repository currently keeps the claude-code-bin package identity so the automation can be tested without touching the existing claude-code AUR package. The packaging model otherwise follows the current claude-code package:

• upstream binaries are downloaded from https://downloads.claude.ai
• architecture checksums come from the upstream manifest.json
• the legal/compliance document is installed as the package license
• the binary is installed under /opt/claude-code/bin/claude
• /usr/bin/claude is a small wrapper that disables the upstream auto-updater

Update

Use pkgctl version check to detect whether upstream has a newer release, then run update-version.sh to update pinned package metadata:

pkgctl version check
./update-version.sh
git diff -- PKGBUILD .SRCINFO

update-version.sh reads the upstream latest file, downloads manifest.json, updates pkgver, resets pkgrel, refreshes the architecture-specific checksums, and regenerates .SRCINFO.

Validate

shellcheck --shell=bash --exclude=SC2034,SC2154,SC2164 PKGBUILD update-version.sh
actionlint .github/workflows/update.yml
cmp .SRCINFO <(makepkg --printsrcinfo)
makepkg --verifysource
env CARCH=aarch64 makepkg --verifysource
makepkg -f
namcap PKGBUILD
namcap claude-code-bin-*.pkg.tar.zst

Automation

The GitHub workflow has two paths:

• push: validate and publish the current package files to AUR. This allows manual PKGBUILD or script changes without forcing a version bump.
• schedule / workflow_dispatch: run pkgctl version check; when upstream is newer, run update-version.sh, validate, commit the generated package update, push it to GitHub, and publish to AUR.

Publishing to AUR requires repository secrets named AUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY and, if the key is encrypted, AUR_SSH_PASSPHRASE. The matching public key must be added to the AUR account that maintains the package.

External Dispatcher

GitHub's scheduled workflows are best-effort. If you want an additional trigger from a server you control, copy .env.example to .env, set GITHUB_PAT to a fine-grained token with Actions write access to this repository, and run:

docker compose up -d

The dispatcher calls the workflow's workflow_dispatch endpoint every five minutes. It only starts the GitHub workflow; package validation and AUR publishing still happen in GitHub Actions.

Migration to claude-code

Once this is accepted for the existing claude-code package, the expected cleanup is:

• change pkgname from claude-code-bin to claude-code
• remove provides and conflicts
• change the .nvchecker.toml section to [claude-code]
• change AUR_PKGBASE in the workflow to claude-code
• update .env.example and docker-compose.yml defaults from claude-code-bin to the target GitHub repository name if the repository is renamed
• update validation commands and package globs from claude-code-bin to claude-code

Packaging files in this repository are licensed under 0BSD. Claude Code itself is distributed under Anthropic's terms, referenced by the license file installed to /usr/share/licenses/claude-code-bin/LICENSE.