packaging: build recipes for arch, gentoo, nix, void, fedora

Five distro recipes in packaging/, all following the same recipe:
unpack the Gitea release archive (which extracts to fastwc/), run
autoreconf -fi (the generated configure/Makefile.in are not committed),
configure, make, make install - the binary needs only glibc.

Each recipe notes the release prerequisite: the archive URL requires a
v0.1.0 tag on the remote, and Arch/Nix/Void carry an integrity
placeholder to fill in once the tag exists. The PKGBUILD was validated
with makepkg --printsrcinfo, and the full build recipe was run
end-to-end from a Gitea-layout tarball (autoreconf, configure, make,
make install DESTDIR) producing a working /usr/bin/fastwc.
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# Packaging
Build recipes for the distributions that matter. Each one follows the
same recipe: unpack the release archive, regenerate the autotools
files (`autoreconf -fi` — the generated `configure`/`Makefile.in` are
not committed), `configure`, `make`, `make install`. The binary is a
single static-ish ELF that only needs glibc.
| Distro | File | Tooling |
|--------|------|---------|
| Arch | `arch/PKGBUILD` | `makepkg` |
| Gentoo | `gentoo/app-misc/fastwc/fastwc-0.1.0.ebuild` | `ebuild` / `emerge` (drop into a local repo or `app-portage/eselect-repository`) |
| NixOS | `nix/default.nix` | `nix build -f default.nix` (or a `callPackage` from a nixpkgs overlay) |
| Void | `void/template` | `xbps-src pkg fastwc` (in a `void-packages` checkout: `cp -r ../fastwc/packaging/void srcpkgs/fastwc`) |
| Fedora | `fedora/fastwc.spec` | `rpmbuild -ba fastwc.spec` (or `fedpkg`/`mock`) |
## Before the first build
Each recipe points at the Gitea release archive
`https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc/archive/v0.1.0.tar.gz`,
which does not exist until a `v0.1.0` tag is pushed:
```sh
git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "fastwc 0.1.0"
git push origin v0.1.0
```
Then fill in the integrity placeholders each distro demands:
- **Arch**: replace `sha256sums=('SKIP')` with the hash `makepkg` reports on the first attempt.
- **NixOS**: `lib.fakeHash` makes the first build fail with the real hash — paste it in.
- **Void**: replace `checksum=SKIP` with the sha256 `xbps-src` wants (it will refuse to build until then).
- **Gentoo / Fedora**: hashes live outside the recipe (the `Manifest` file / source RPM metadata), so nothing to fill in here.
## Notes
- **Gitea archive layout**: these archives extract to a top-level
directory named after the repo (`fastwc/`, no version suffix), which
is why the recipes `cd fastwc`, set `S="${WORKDIR}/fastwc"`, or use
`%autosetup -n fastwc`. If a future host renames the layout, adjust
those three spots.
- **Architecture**: the SIMD kernels dispatch AVX-512/AVX-2/SSE2 at
runtime with a scalar fallback, so the code builds anywhere — the
recipes currently declare `x86_64` because that is what the benchmark
contract is validated on. Loosen if you build elsewhere.
- **`-pthread`** is in `AM_CFLAGS`; glibc >= 2.34 provides pthreads in
libc, so there is no separate runtime dependency.
- The `fastwc` binary installs to `$(bindir)/fastwc` and does not
shadow `wc` — nothing conflicts with coreutils.
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# Maintainer: huntedbytheirs <[email protected]>
pkgname=fastwc
pkgver=0.1.0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A wc replacement that beats GNU wc - SIMD kernels, mmap, threads"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc"
license=('MIT')
depends=('glibc')
makedepends=('autoconf' 'automake' 'libtool')
# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote; replace SKIP with the real
# sha256sum once the tag exists (makepkg prints it on the first failed build)
source=("$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz")
sha256sums=('SKIP')
build() {
# Gitea archives extract to a directory named after the repo
cd "$pkgname"
autoreconf -fi
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
}
package() {
cd "$pkgname"
make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
}
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Name: fastwc
Version: 0.1.0
Release: 1%{?dist}
Summary: A wc replacement that beats GNU wc
License: MIT
URL: https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc
# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote
Source0: %{url}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
BuildRequires: gcc
BuildRequires: make
BuildRequires: autoconf
BuildRequires: automake
BuildRequires: libtool
%description
fastwc is a single-file wc replacement. It counts lines, words, and
bytes with SIMD kernels (AVX-512, AVX-2, SSE2, runtime-dispatched),
maps regular files instead of copying them, and splits large files
across cores. It never loses to GNU wc on the benchmark suite, and
never disagrees with its counts.
%prep
# Gitea archives extract to a directory named after the repo
%autosetup -n fastwc
%build
autoreconf -fi
%configure
%make_build
%install
%make_install
%files
%{_bindir}/fastwc
%license LICENSE
%doc README.md docs/PERFORMANCE.md
%changelog
* Sat Aug 29 2026 huntedbytheirs <[email protected]> - 0.1.0-1
- Initial packaging
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# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit autotools
DESCRIPTION="A wc replacement that beats GNU wc - SIMD kernels, mmap, threads"
HOMEPAGE="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc"
# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote
SRC_URI="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
# Gitea archives extract to a directory named after the repo
S="${WORKDIR}/fastwc"
BDEPEND="
>=sys-devel/autoconf-2.69
sys-devel/automake
sys-devel/libtool
"
src_prepare() {
default
eautoreconf
}
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{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitea, autoconf, automake, libtool }:
stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
pname = "fastwc";
version = "0.1.0";
src = fetchFromGitea {
domain = "git.spectoria.dev";
owner = "huntedbytheirs";
repo = "fastwc";
# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote; the fake hash makes the
# first build fail with the real one printed - drop it in, then rebuild
rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
hash = lib.fakeHash;
};
nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool ];
preConfigure = ''
autoreconf -fi
'';
meta = with lib; {
description = "A wc replacement that beats GNU wc - SIMD kernels, mmap, threads";
homepage = "https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc";
license = licenses.mit;
platforms = platforms.linux;
};
})
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# Template file for 'fastwc'
pkgname=fastwc
version=0.1.0
revision=1
build_style=gnu-configure
hostmakedepends="autoconf automake libtool"
short_desc="A wc replacement that beats GNU wc - SIMD kernels, mmap, threads"
maintainer="huntedbytheirs <[email protected]>"
license="MIT"
homepage="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc"
# requires a v0.1.0 tag on the Gitea remote; replace SKIP with the real
# checksum once the tag exists (xbps-src prints it on the first attempt)
distfiles="https://git.spectoria.dev/huntedbytheirs/fastwc/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
checksum=SKIP
pre_configure() {
autoreconf -fi
}