---
name: "makechrootpkg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "devtools"
version: "1:1.5.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/makechrootpkg"
---

# makechrootpkg(1)

Build a PKGBUILD in a given chroot environment

## NAME

makechrootpkg - Build a PKGBUILD in a given chroot environment

## SYNOPSIS

makechrootpkg \[OPTIONS\] -r \<chrootdir\> \[--\] \[makepkg args\]

## DESCRIPTION

Run this script in a directory containing a PKGBUILD to build a package inside a clean chroot. Arguments passed to this script after the end-of-options marker (--) will be passed to makepkg.

The chroot dir consists of the following directories: \<chrootdir\>/{root, copy} but only "root" is required by default. The working copy will be created as needed

The chroot "root" directory must be created via the following command: mkarchroot \<chrootdir\>/root base-devel

This script reads {SRC,SRCPKG,PKG,LOG}DEST, NPROC, MAKEFLAGS and PACKAGER from [makepkg.conf(5)](/makepkg.conf/5.md), if those variables are not part of the environment.

Default makepkg args: --syncdeps --noconfirm --log --holdver --skipinteg

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Show this usage message

- **-c**

  Clean the chroot before building

- **-d** \<dir\>

  Bind directory into build chroot as read-write

- **-D** \<dir\>

  Bind directory into build chroot as read-only

- **-t** \<dir\>\[:opts\]

  Mount a tmpfs at *dir*. See the *--tmpfs* argument in [systemd-nspawn(1)](/systemd-nspawn/1.md) for more details.

- **-u**

  Update the working copy of the chroot before building This is useful for rebuilds without dirtying the pristine chroot

- **-r** \<dir\>

  The chroot dir to use

- **-I** \<pkg\>

  Install a package into the working copy of the chroot

- **-l** \<copy\>

  The directory to use as the working copy of the chroot Useful for maintaining multiple copies Default: $USER

- **-n**

  Run namcap on the build package

- **-C**

  Run checkpkg on the build package

- **-T**

  Build in a temporary directory

- **-U**

  Run makepkg as a specified user

- **-x** \<when\>

  Inspect chroot after build, possible modes are *never* (default), *always* or *failure*

## SEE ALSO

[systemd-nspawn(1)](/systemd-nspawn/1.md)

## HOMEPAGE

 *\<https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools\>*

*Please report bugs and feature requests in the issue tracker. Please do your best to provide a reproducible test case for bugs.*