Build the specified PKGBUILD for archlinux

Note: The containerized build does not modify the permissions of the github workspace, since that breaks any following actions. Instead of playing around with and reverting permissions, the build works in an isolated environment and thus any additional environments that would otherwise end up in the normal github workspace need to be explicitly provided as in the example below.

Note: There are two optional configurations for pypi and git release version tracking, they are mutually exclusive and cannot be used together. If used together, the build will not fail, pypi takes precedence.

Required The relative location of PKGBUILD root.

Required Username for the AUR maintainer (used for commit).

Required Email for the AUR maintainer (used for commit).

Required Private key with access to AUR package.

Optional Commit message for the AUR package. Default upgpkg: <pkgname> <pkgver>-<pkgrel>

Optional Whether to do the AUR setup or skip it.

Optional Used for testing the action. To do a full commit, set this to false. Default true.

Optional Whether this is a python format package using pypi files as source. Based on the PKGBUILD documentations these should be prefixed with "python-", and this action needs that to be true. If that is not the case python_pkg_name may be used to override the basename of the python package on pypi. If neither is true or valid, then the pypi version check is simply ignored. On its own changes no behaviour without the pypi flags. Default false.

Optional Override for the python package name. See is_python_pkg for use-case.

Optional Whether to upgrade a python package using the latest release on pypi. Requires is_python_pkg to be true. It uses the pypi rss feed to read the latest release. Default false.

Optional Whether to upgrade a python package using the latest release (including prereleases - a, b, rc & dev) on pypi. Requires is_python_pkg to be true. Overrides the use_pypi_release_version regardless of value. It uses the pypi rss feed to read the latest release. Default false.

Optional Whether to upgrade a package using the latest release on github. Requires url in the PKGBUILD to use the format "https://github.com/owner/repository". If that is not the case github_pkg_repository may be used to override the repository url. It uses the github api to read the latest release and sets the pkgver to the release version. Default false.

Optional Override for the github package repository. See use_git_release_version for use-case.

Optional Used for specifying a custom build command in-case the standard command is undesirable. The normal command used is makepkg --config /home/builder/.makepkg.conf -cfC --needed --nodeps --noconfirm. Note: --nodeps is used since all dependencies are installed before a build is attempted.

Optional Install optional dependencies. Default false.

The filename of the built package archive. The key name is an incrementing integer for each package in the PKGBUILD. If the package is a split package, then there will be multiple keys starting with "pkg0". For a single package, only 1 key will be present as "pkg0".

The "--" of the built package. The key name is an incrementing integer for each package in the PKGBUILD. If the package is a split package, then there will be multiple keys starting with "ver0". For a single package, only 1 key will be present as "ver0".

- name: Build
  id: build
  uses: samarthj/arch-pkgbuild-action@v2
  with:
    pkgbuild_root: path/to/pkgbuild_folder
    aur_username: Your Name
    aur_email: email@example.com
    aur_ssh_private_key: ${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
    dry_run: false
    custom_build_cmd: makepkg --config /home/builder/.makepkg.conf -cfC --needed --nodeps --noconfirm

    # example for specifying paths for builds like golang, that require custom locations for their paths. Basically just add like normal envs you would anywhere else.
  env:
    GOPATH: /home/builder/.local/share/go
    GOCACHE: /home/builder/.cache/go

• Used the prebuilt arch image from - https://github.com/greyltc-org/docker-archlinux-aur that incorporates paru as the aur helper until v2.5. Going forward it is a self-built image.