D 2015-05-01T00:12:19.512
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### <kbd>*-t* `arch`</kbd> package target

[Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/) provides a mixed-mode package system. While [ABS/`makepkg`](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Build_System) allows port-style package building from source, the [pacman](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman) installs binary packages.

The fpm/xpm `-t arch` target crafts a .tar.xz archive, and embeds:

  - `.PKGINFO` a meta description ini file
  - `.MTREE` a bsdtar mode/type/gid/uid/checksum file

Generated tarballs don't carry a leading `./` for contained files. Otherwise this is a fairly standard target.

  - Dependencies are listed (take note that Arch pkgnames may differ).
  - License is just always listed as `'custom'`, no mapping yet defined.
  - Build dependencies aren't mirrored (no idea what those are, and fpm doesn't have any).
  - Owner/group ids are always set to root in the tarball.

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