euri-packages/CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing to Antergos NeXT Packages

Who's behind this

This project is maintained solo by Michał (c-ludenberg). I'm recovering from an ankle injury, so updates may be slow. Contributions are genuinely appreciated — they keep the project moving when I can't.

How to contribute

Issues

• Bug reports: Include the package name, version (pacman -Q <pkg>), and steps to reproduce. Paste relevant log output.
• Feature requests: Explain what package or change you want and why. PRs are better than requests.
• Questions: If it's about using the ISO, check the antergos-iso docs first. If it's about packaging, just open an issue.

Pull requests

1. Fork the repo, create a branch from master.
2. Place your PKGBUILD at packages/<pkgname>/PKGBUILD with any needed supporting files (patches, install scripts, config files).
3. Make your changes. Keep commits small and signed (git commit -S).
4. Test your package with makepkg -si in the package directory.
5. Open a PR with a clear description of what and why.

Before committing

This repo requires GPG-signed commits. Set up your key:

git config user.signingkey <your-key>
git config commit.gpgsign true

Package conventions

• pkgname matches the directory name (lowercase, hyphen-separated).
• pkgrel starts at 1 and increments per change.
• Antergos-specific packages use the antergos- prefix.
• Config files that need specific paths can use a Configs/ directory mirroring the filesystem layout.

Key gotchas

• Init system awareness: Antergos NeXT defaults to dinit but supports runit and s6. If shipping service files, consider providing them for all three. OpenRC is not supported.
• Package order in profile.yaml: In the ISO repo's profile.yaml, calamares must be listed before calamares-branding-antergos-next so branding files overwrite defaults.
• componentName in branding.desc must match its directory name. Calamares will bail if they don't match.

Building packages locally

cd packages/<pkgname>
makepkg -si

Getting help

Open an issue or ping the maintainer. If it's urgent, mention it. If it's not, be patient — I'll get to it.