Archlinux PKGBUILD

[InvisibleRasta]

Hello guys,I wrote two PKGBUILDs for Archlinux. I will not be posting them to the aur yet as I still want to figure out a couple of things. They both work perfectly. One builds from source and the other uses the released deb package. Any suggestions are wellcome.

deb version:

# Maintainer: InvisibleRasta
pkgname=extreme-infinitv-bin
pkgver=1.6.0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Cross-platform IPTV player for Xtream Codes and M3U/M3U8 playlists"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://github.com/infinitel8p/Extreme-InfiniTV"
license=('MIT')
depends=('gtk3' 'webkit2gtk-4.1' 'libappindicator-gtk3' 'hicolor-icon-theme')
provides=("${pkgname%-bin}")
conflicts=("${pkgname%-bin}")

# Fetch both the .deb and the missing LICENSE file from upstream main branch
source=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.deb::${url}/releases/download/v${pkgver}/Extreme.InfiniTV_${pkgver}_amd64.deb"
        "LICENSE::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinitel8p/Extreme-InfiniTV/main/LICENSE")
sha256sums=('0af49b1495da708ee3934fb03b0bd64fb214323407a37e6dc06986d4ef53037a'
            '3972dc9744f6499f0f9b2dbf76696f2ae7ad8af9b23dde66d6af86c9dfb36986')

package() {
  # 1. Copy the pre-extracted application files into the packaging directory
  # (makepkg automatically unpacks the .deb and its data archive into $srcdir)
  cp -a "$srcdir/usr" "$pkgdir/"

  # 2. Place the standalone GitHub license into the official Arch directory structure
  install -Dm644 "$srcdir/LICENSE" "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"

  # 3. Rename the original binary so your wrapper can call it safely
  mv "$pkgdir/usr/bin/extreme-infinitv" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/extreme-infinitv-bin"

  # 4. Create the execution wrapper script
  install -Dm755 /dev/stdin "$pkgdir/usr/bin/extreme-infinitv" <<'EOF'
#!/bin/sh
mkdir -p /tmp/extreme-infinitv-egl
cp /usr/share/glvnd/egl_vendor.d/50_mesa.json /tmp/extreme-infinitv-egl/ 2>/dev/null || true
exec env \
  __EGL_VENDOR_LIBRARY_DIRS=/tmp/extreme-infinitv-egl \
  LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 \
  GALLIUM_DRIVER=llvmpipe \
  GDK_BACKEND=x11 \
  DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:-:0}" \
  /usr/bin/extreme-infinitv-bin "$@"
EOF
}

Source version:

# Maintainer: InvisibleRasta
pkgname=extreme-infinitv
pkgver=1.6.0
pkgrel=2
pkgdesc="Cross-platform IPTV player for Xtream Codes and M3U/M3U8 playlists"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://github.com/infinitel8p/Extreme-InfiniTV"
license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
depends=('gtk3' 'webkit2gtk-4.1' 'libnm' 'perl' 'nodejs' 'libsecret' 'mpv' 'nasm')
# Changed rustup to rust, added standard build variables
makedepends=('rust' 'pnpm' 'git' 'nasm' 'mold' 'clang')
source=("${pkgname}::git+${url}.git#tag=v1.6.0")
sha256sums=('c151181d0c3fe382cd095809752f0bfbd4d90343c34cbbe0b184a436b4b1ceba')

prepare() {
  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}"
  
  # Set up isolated environments for Node and Rust cache
  export PNPM_HOME="${srcdir}/pnpm-cache"
  export CARGO_HOME="${srcdir}/cargo-cache"
  
  # Fetch all dependencies while network is available in prepare()
  pnpm install
  
  cd src-tauri
  # Forces cargo to use the system stable toolchain instead of looking for rustup
  export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable 
  cargo update -p ring
}

build() {
  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}"

  # Re-export environments to use the cached dependencies fetched in prepare()
  export PNPM_HOME="${srcdir}/pnpm-cache"
  export CARGO_HOME="${srcdir}/cargo-cache"
  export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable

  # FIX 1: Prevent rustc from stack-overflowing/segfaulting on complex macros
  export RUST_MIN_STACK=16777216

  # FIX 2: Target the custom linker cleanly without breaking proc-macro plugins
  export CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER="clang"
  export RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=-fuse-ld=mold -C lto=off"
  
  unset LDFLAGS
  unset CFLAGS
  unset CXXFLAGS

  # Build offline using cached assets
  pnpm tauri build --no-bundle
}

package() {
  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}"

  # Install compiled binary
  install -Dm755 "src-tauri/target/release/extreme-infinitv" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/extreme-infinitv-bin"

  # Wrapper script that fixes Wayland GPU/rendering issues
  install -Dm755 /dev/stdin "$pkgdir/usr/bin/extreme-infinitv" <<'EOF'
#!/bin/sh
mkdir -p /tmp/extreme-infinitv-egl
cp /usr/share/glvnd/egl_vendor.d/50_mesa.json /tmp/extreme-infinitv-egl/ 2>/dev/null || true
exec env \
  __EGL_VENDOR_LIBRARY_DIRS=/tmp/extreme-infinitv-egl \
  LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 \
  GALLIUM_DRIVER=llvmpipe \
  GDK_BACKEND=x11 \
  DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:-:0}" \
  /usr/bin/extreme-infinitv-bin "$@"
EOF

  # Desktop entry
  install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/extreme-infinitv.desktop" <<'EOF'
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Extreme InfiniTV
Exec=extreme-infinitv %U
Icon=extreme-infinitv
Type=Application
Categories=AudioVideo;Video;Player;
EOF

  # Icon
  install -Dm644 "src-tauri/icons/128x128.png" "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/extreme-infinitv.png"
}

[infinitel8p]

@InvisibleRasta hey and thank you for the work!
Quick note: the -bin PKGBUILD has license=('MIT') but the project is GPL-3.0 - should probably be 'GPL-3.0-or-later' to match the source build.
I have no experience with the AUR myself (I'm on win11/macOS/raspbian) so would it make sense to wire AUR publishing into the release workflow for automatic publishing? If so, feel free to open a PR to implement that if you'd like.

[InvisibleRasta]

This is actually my first time writing PKGBUILDs for arch, I have been encountering some issues building the package for wayland, I had to write a wrapper to fix the constant wayland crashes I was having when launching the application. I am basically forcing the app to use the x11 gdk backend. I will first ask in the arch forums if there is any less hacky way to get this running properly.

[infinitel8p]

okay lemme know if you want to add a workflow for automatic releases when youre done!

[Shihabus-Sakib-Rad]

@InvisibleRasta Are you using hybrid-GPU laptop?

This PKGBUILD works on my CachyOS (KDE, Wayland)

pkgname=extreme-infinitv-bin
_pkgname=extreme-infinitv
pkgver=1.7.1
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Cross-platform IPTV player for Xtream Codes and M3U/M3U8 playlists"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://github.com/infinitel8p/Extreme-InfiniTV"
license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
provides=("${_pkgname}")
conflicts=("${_pkgname}")

depends=(
  'webkit2gtk-4.1'
  'gtk3'
  'libappindicator-gtk3'
  'hicolor-icon-theme'
  'gstreamer'
  'gst-plugins-base'
  'gst-plugins-good'
)


source=(
  "${pkgname}-${pkgver}.deb::${url}/releases/download/v${pkgver}/Extreme.InfiniTV_${pkgver}_amd64.deb"
  "${pkgname}-${pkgver}-LICENSE::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinitel8p/Extreme-InfiniTV/main/LICENSE"
)

# The .deb is an ar archive; we unpack it manually in prepare().
# makepkg does not auto-extract .deb by default, but noextract makes the intent explicit
noextract=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.deb")

sha256sums=(
  '1da453023f7ef710d0bbc3d31df31e07868255d1b1db75fa1e029e809728254f'  # Extreme.InfiniTV_1.7.1_amd64.deb
  'SKIP'  # LICENSE
)

prepare() {
    cd "${srcdir}"

    # Unpack the .deb
    ar x "${pkgname}-${pkgver}.deb"

    # Locate the data payload (data.tar.gz, data.tar.xz, data.tar.zst, etc.)
    local data_tar
    data_tar="$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name 'data.tar.*' -print -quit)"
    if [[ -z "${data_tar}" ]]; then
        error "data.tar.* not found inside the .deb; extraction failed"
        return 1
    fi

    # Extract data.tar into a staging directory
    rm -rf deb-data
    mkdir -p deb-data
    bsdtar -xf "${data_tar}" -C deb-data
}

package() {
    cd "${srcdir}"

    # Copy the extracted filesystem tree into $pkgdir.
    # cp -a preserves permissions
    cp -a deb-data/. "${pkgdir}/"

    # Rename the desktop file to drop the space: cosmetic;
    if [[ -f "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/Extreme InfiniTV.desktop" ]]; then
        mv "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/Extreme InfiniTV.desktop" \
           "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/${_pkgname}.desktop"
    fi

    # Sanity-check that the main binary landed where we expect.
    if [[ ! -x "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${_pkgname}" ]]; then
        error "binary not found or not executable at /usr/bin/${_pkgname}"
        return 1
    fi

    # Install the license
    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}-LICENSE" \
                   "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"
}