macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install makepkglocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install makepkg with Homebrew, apt, apk, dnf, Nix, pacman
Compile and build packages suitable for installation with pacman. Version 7.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install makepkgDebian stable package indexes · makepkg · source: deb.debian.org
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pacmanAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pacman · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libalpmFedora Rawhide package metadata · libalpm · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pacmannixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pa/pacman/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pacmanArch Linux sync databases · pacman · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Compile and build packages suitable for installation with pacman
Project links
Commands and aliases
- makepkg
- makepkg-template
- pacman
- pacman-conf
- pacman-db-upgrade
- pacman-key
- repo-add
- repo-elephant
- repo-remove
- testpkg
- vercmp
history
Project history and usage
`makepkg` is Arch Linux's package build script for turning PKGBUILD recipes into pacman-installable packages. It sits in the pacman project alongside libalpm, repo-add, pacman-key, and related utilities, and is the practical center of Arch source packaging culture.
Project history
The pacman project began with Judd Vinet's early Arch Linux package manager releases in 2002. The official pacman page records a 1.0 release on February 25, 2002, a 2.0 release in August 2002 that introduced sync package databases, and later major versions that grew the toolchain around the simple compressed package format.
The official pacman history calls out version 3.0 as the split between the pacman front end and libalpm, version 4.0 as the point where package signing and verification covered the makepkg, repo-add, and pacman toolchain, version 6.0 for parallel downloads, and version 7.0 for sandboxed downloads. `makepkg` developed with that ecosystem because package building, repository metadata, installation, and verification all have to agree on package formats and metadata.
Adoption history
On Arch Linux, `makepkg` became the normal way for users and maintainers to build packages from PKGBUILDs. The man page frames the workflow plainly: once a PKGBUILD exists, `makepkg` downloads and validates sources, checks dependencies, runs the build and packaging functions, installs into a temporary root, writes metadata, and creates a package for pacman.
The Arch User Repository amplified `makepkg`'s role because AUR packages are distributed as build recipes rather than prebuilt binaries. That made PKGBUILD review, local compilation, checksums, source arrays, and `makepkg -si` part of everyday Arch package-manager literacy.
How it is used
Typical usage is to enter a directory containing a PKGBUILD and run `makepkg`, often with flags to install dependencies, clean build files, sign packages, or install the result with pacman. `makepkg.conf` controls compiler flags, build environment options, source download agents, compression, signing, and per-user overrides.
Why package nerds care
`makepkg` matters because it makes the Arch package format legible and reproducible at the shell level. A package recipe is a Bash file, the package database is intentionally simple, and the toolchain exposes enough knobs for distribution maintainers, AUR users, and local rebuilders to reason about exactly what got built.
Timeline
- 2002: pacman 1.0 is released.
- 2002: pacman 2.0 introduces sync package databases.
- 2007: pacman 3.0 splits the package manager into libalpm and the pacman front end.
- 2011: pacman 4.0 adds signing and verification across makepkg, repo-add, and pacman.
- 2021: pacman 6.0 adds parallel downloads.
- 2024: pacman 7.0 adds sandboxed download support.
Related projects
- Related Arch packaging tools include pacman, libalpm, repo-add, repo-remove, makepkg-template, pacman-key, namcap, devtools, and AUR helpers that delegate builds to `makepkg`.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
/etc/makepkg.conf/etc/makepkg.conf.d/*.conf$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pacman/makepkg.conf~/.makepkg.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
makepkg | cli | global executable | |
makepkg-template | cli | global executable | |
pacman | cli | global executable | |
pacman-conf | cli | global executable | |
pacman-db-upgrade | cli | global executable | |
pacman-key | cli | global executable | |
repo-add | cli | global executable | |
repo-elephant | cli | global executable | |
repo-remove | cli | global executable | |
testpkg | cli | global executable | |
vercmp | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version7.1.0
manager updated2026-06-21
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/makepkg
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/makepkgnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:makepkg |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/makepkg |
| Homepage | https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/makepkg |
| Repository | https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman |
| Upstream docs | https://man.archlinux.org/man/makepkg.8 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman.git |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21T16:34:05-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | bash, fakeroot, gettext, libarchive, openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libxslt |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | makepkg |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
makepkg 7.0.0-1+b1
Arch Linux package build utility
sudo apt install makepkg- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pacman-package-manager
- 8 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Makepkg
Ubuntu apt95%
makepkg 6.0.2-6ubuntu2
Arch Linux package build utility
sudo apt install makepkg- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pacman-package-manager
- 8 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Makepkg
Debian apt92%
pacman 10-21
Chase Monsters in a Labyrinth
sudo apt install pacman- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
Nix92%
pacman
nix profile install nixpkgs#pacman- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
Ubuntu apt92%
pacman 10-19
Chase Monsters in a Labyrinth
sudo apt install pacman- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
apk92%
pacman 7.1.0-r2
Simple library-based package manager
https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/
sudo apk add pacman- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pacman
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
apk92%
pacman-bash-completion 7.1.0-r2
Bash completions for pacman
https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/
sudo apk add pacman-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pacman
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
apk92%
pacman-dev 7.1.0-r2
Simple library-based package manager (development files)
https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/
sudo apk add pacman-dev- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pacman
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
apk92%
pacman-doc 7.1.0-r2
Simple library-based package manager (documentation)
https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/
sudo apk add pacman-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pacman
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
apk92%
pacman-lang 7.1.0-r2
Languages for package pacman
https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/
sudo apk add pacman-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pacman
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
apk92%
pacman-zsh-completion 7.1.0-r2
Zsh completions for pacman
https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/
sudo apk add pacman-zsh-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pacman
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
dnf92%
libalpm 7.1.0-2.fc45
Arch Linux Package Management library
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman
sudo dnf install libalpm- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: pacman
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
dnf92%
libalpm-devel 7.1.0-2.fc45
Development headers for libalpm
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman
sudo dnf install libalpm-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: pacman
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
dnf92%
pacman 7.1.0-2.fc45
Package manager for the Arch distribution
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman
sudo dnf install pacman- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pacman
- 7 dependencies
- 3 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
dnf92%
pacman-filesystem 7.1.0-2.fc45
Pacman filesystem layout
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman
sudo dnf install pacman-filesystem- License: LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pacman
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
pacman92%
pacman 7.1.0.r9.g54d9411-2
A library-based package manager with dependency support
https://www.archlinux.org/pacman/
sudo pacman -S pacman- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 18 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 2 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pacman
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment