[Request] Interfere bypass and testing

[xiota]

Would be nice if there were a way to bypass (broken) interferes or to test a (not yet merged) interfere. When testing interferes, the package directory shouldn't be cleaned because the build is likely to be run multiple times. (This could also be useful for checking artifacts when debugging the PKGBUILD.)

chaotic mkd -n package # bypass interfere
chaotic mkd -i package # test interfere stored someplace like package.int

[xiota]

Maybe... could exit interference-apply() early if a special file, like interfere.bypass, is detected?

toolbox/src/lib/interfere.sh

Lines 2 to 37 in 90c3586

	function interference-apply() {
	set -euo pipefail
	local _INTERFERE _PREPEND _PKGBUILD
	_INTERFERE="${1:-}"
	interference-generic "${_PKGTAG}"
	# shellcheck source=/dev/null
	[[ -f "${_INTERFERE}/prepare" ]] \
	&& source "${_INTERFERE}/prepare"
	if [[ -f "${_INTERFERE}/interfere.patch" ]]; then
	if patch -Np1 <"${_INTERFERE}/interfere.patch"; then
	echo 'Patches applied with success'
	else
	echo 'Ignoring patch failure...'
	fi
	fi
	if [[ -f "${_INTERFERE}/PKGBUILD.prepend" ]]; then
	# The worst one, but KISS and easier to maintain
	_PREPEND="$(cat "${_INTERFERE}/PKGBUILD.prepend")"
	_PKGBUILD="$(cat PKGBUILD)"
	echo "$_PREPEND" >PKGBUILD
	echo "$_PKGBUILD" >>PKGBUILD
	fi
	[[ -f "${_INTERFERE}/PKGBUILD.append" ]] \
	&& cat "${_INTERFERE}/PKGBUILD.append" >>PKGBUILD
	interference-pkgrel "${_PKGTAG}"
	return 0
	}

Then to build without interfere:

chaotic get package
touch package/interfere.bypass
chaotic mkd package

[xiota]

Can bypass by renaming folder. package_ and pkgbuild-package have been suggested rename targets.

Still don't know a way to test interferes without committing.

[dr460nf1r3]

nvm 😬

It still seems like a handy feature to test out interferes.

[xiota]

This PR only allows bypassing interferes, and others (@PedroHLC @Technetium1) have pointed out alternative methods.

Still don't know a way to test new interferes that haven't yet been committed though.