flatpak-build(1)

NAME

   flatpak-build - Build in a directory

SYNOPSIS

   flatpak build [OPTION...] DIRECTORY [COMMAND [ARG...]]

DESCRIPTION

   Runs a build command in a directory.  DIRECTORY must have been
   initialized with flatpak build-init.

   The sdk that is specified in the metadata file in the directory is
   mounted at /usr and the files and var subdirectories are mounted at
   /app and /var, respectively. They are writable, and their contents are
   preserved between build commands, to allow accumulating build artifacts
   there.

OPTIONS

   The following options are understood:

   -h, --help
       Show help options and exit.

   -v, --verbose
       Print debug information during command processing.

   --version
       Print version information and exit.

   -r, --runtime
       Use the non-devel runtime that is specified in the application
       metadata instead of the devel runtime.

   --bind-mount=DEST=SOURCE
       Add a custom bind mount in the build namespace. Can be specified
       multiple times.

   --build-dir=PATH
       Start the build in this directory (default is in the current
       directory).

   --share=SUBSYSTEM
       Share a subsystem with the host session. This overrides the Context
       section from the application metadata. SUBSYSTEM must be one of:
       network, ipc. This option can be used multiple times.

   --unshare=SUBSYSTEM
       Don't share a subsystem with the host session. This overrides the
       Context section from the application metadata. SUBSYSTEM must be
       one of: network, ipc. This option can be used multiple times.

   --socket=SOCKET
       Expose a well-known socket to the application. This overrides to
       the Context section from the application metadata. SOCKET must be
       one of: x11, wayland, pulseaudio, system-bus, session-bus. This
       option can be used multiple times.

   --nosocket=SOCKET
       Don't expose a well-known socket to the application. This overrides
       to the Context section from the application metadata. SOCKET must
       be one of: x11, wayland, pulseaudio, system-bus, session-bus. This
       option can be used multiple times.

   --device=DEVICE
       Expose a device to the application. This overrides to the Context
       section from the application metadata. DEVICE must be one of: dri,
       kvm, all. This option can be used multiple times.

   --nodevice=DEVICE
       Don't expose a device to the application. This overrides to the
       Context section from the application metadata. DEVICE must be one
       of: dri, kvm, all. This option can be used multiple times.

   --filesystem=FILESYSTEM[:ro|:create]
       Allow the application access to a subset of the filesystem. This
       overrides to the Context section from the application metadata.
       FILESYSTEM can be one of: home, host, xdg-desktop, xdg-documents,
       xdg-download xdg-music, xdg-pictures, xdg-public-share,
       xdg-templates, xdg-videos, xdg-run, xdg-config, xdg-cache,
       xdg-data, an absolute path, or a homedir-relative path like ~/dir
       or paths relative to the xdg dirs, like xdg-download/subdir. The
       optional :ro suffix indicates that the location will be read-only.
       The optional :create suffix indicates that the location will be
       read-write and created if it doesn't exist. This option can be used
       multiple times.

   --nofilesystem=FILESYSTEM
       Remove access to the specified subset of the filesystem from the
       application. This overrides to the Context section from the
       application metadata. FILESYSTEM can be one of: home, host,
       xdg-desktop, xdg-documents, xdg-download xdg-music, xdg-pictures,
       xdg-public-share, xdg-templates, xdg-videos, an absolute path, or a
       homedir-relative path like ~/dir. This option can be used multiple
       times.

   --env=VAR=VALUE
       Set an environment variable in the application. This overrides to
       the Context section from the application metadata. This option can
       be used multiple times.

   --own-name=NAME
       Allow the application to own the well-known name NAME on the
       session bus. This overrides to the Context section from the
       application metadata. This option can be used multiple times.

   --talk-name=NAME
       Allow the application to talk to the well-known name NAME on the
       session bus. This overrides to the Context section from the
       application metadata. This option can be used multiple times.

   --system-own-name=NAME
       Allow the application to own the well-known name NAME on the system
       bus. This overrides to the Context section from the application
       metadata. This option can be used multiple times.

   --system-talk-name=NAME
       Allow the application to talk to the well-known name NAME on the
       system bus. This overrides to the Context section from the
       application metadata. This option can be used multiple times.

   --persist=FILENAME
       If the application doesn't have access to the real homedir, make
       the (homedir-relative) path FILENAME a bind mount to the
       corresponding path in the per-application directory, allowing that
       location to be used for persistent data. This overrides to the
       Context section from the application metadata. This option can be
       used multiple times.

EXAMPLES

   $ flatpak build /build/my-app rpmbuild my-app.src.rpm

SEE ALSO

   flatpak(1), flatpak-build-init(1), flatpak-build-finish(1), flatpak-
   build-export(1)

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