Add support for post installation script

[Dzordzu]

Simply- add an option that will allow to insert a line inside package()

[fosskers]

What would the argument to the option be? A string to be inserted verbatim?

[fosskers]

Any updates on this?

[Dzordzu]

I'm thinking about a path to the executable that will be called after the installation

[fosskers]

makepkg already supports having a install.sh file separate from the PKGBUILD. Would that suffice?

[Dzordzu]

I couldn't find such a flag within makepkg. Can you tell me how to pass it?

My original idea was about performing additional actions just after binary installation. Looking back, I've got no idea why did I suggest package() when post_install() is already available.

And to the background for this issue: I've got a binary that generates manpages and bash completions. It would be awesome if I could setup them during the installation process!

[fosskers]

I've got a binary that generates manpages and bash completions.

Ah now I see. Is the binary that generates the manpages and completions separate from the binary produced by cargo aur, or would it be built at the same time in the original Rust build?

[Dzordzu]

Ideally both options should be available, but in my case it's the binary that generates manpages and completions :)

[fosskers]

Since PKGBUILDs are downloaded and ran by users, and cargo aur packages prebuilt binaries, where would the manpage generator binary come from so that it could be ran within the PKGBUILD?

[Dzordzu]

manpage generator binary

It's the same binary that is built by the cargo aur :)

https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/tree/master/clap_mangen https://github.com/Icelk/clap_autocomplete

[fosskers]

So perhaps we should return to the original request:

Simply- add an option that will allow to insert a line inside package()

This is generally reasonable. I could add a new config field that accepts a list of raw strings that would be inserted verbatim into the package function.

[Dzordzu]

Love it! I would also like to thank you for the time you put into this repo. It really does its job :)

[fosskers]

I'm glad it's helping you!

[fosskers]

Update: I have this scheduled to work on in mid-December.

[fosskers]

@Dzordzu Can you take a look at https://github.com/fosskers/cargo-aur/pull/26 and confirm if it offers what you're expecting?

[Dzordzu]

Will do during the weekend :)

[fosskers]

This section of the updated README explains the change fully: https://github.com/fosskers/cargo-aur/blob/6ea9720f902f737bfd4b274f23689d4f865cde8b/README.md#custom-commands-within-package