Preface

Sometimes, we have to package a project that hasn’t made an official release yet and only makes its git repository available to us. In such cases, we need to define a snapshot() function since it’s not allowed to clone the repository in an APKBUILD to ensure reproducibility.

The `snapshot()` function

This function is responsible for cloning the sources of a project, packaging them into a tarball, and uploading them to Alpine Linux servers. This way, it’s guaranteed that the tarball won’t change and that it won’t be deleted ...

Introduction

Using abuild

Alpine's FHS

Creating Your First APKBUILD

Creating More Complex APKBUILDs

Hosting Our Own APK Repository

Additional APKBUILD Examples

Conclusion

Snapshots

Preface

The `snapshot()` function

Snapshots

Preface

The snapshot() function

The `snapshot()` function