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---
arch-wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PKGBUILD
obj: concept
---
# PKGBUILD
A `PKGBUILD` is a shell script containing the build information required by [Arch Linux](../../linux/Arch%20Linux.md) packages. [Arch Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PKGBUILD)
Packages in [Arch Linux](../../linux/Arch%20Linux.md) are built using the [makepkg](makepkg.md) utility. When [makepkg](makepkg.md) is run, it searches for a PKGBUILD file in the current directory and follows the instructions therein to either compile or otherwise acquire the files to build a package archive (pkgname.pkg.tar.zst). The resulting package contains binary files and installation instructions, readily installable with [pacman](Pacman.md).
Mandatory variables are `pkgname`, `pkgver`, `pkgrel`, and `arch`. `license` is not strictly necessary to build a package, but is recommended for any PKGBUILD shared with others, as [makepkg](makepkg.md) will produce a warning if not present.
# Example
PKGBUILD:
```sh
# Maintainer: User <mail>
pkgname=NAME
pkgver=VERSION
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="DESCRIPTION"
arch=('x86_64')
url=URL
license=("MIT")
depends=("git")
makedepends=("git")
source=("FILE_NAME::FILE_URL")
sha256sums=("SKIP")
prepare() {
}
pkver() {
}
build() {
cd "$pkgname"
make
}
check() {
}
package() {
cd "$pkgname"
install -Dm755 ./app "$pkgdir/usr/bin/app"
}
```