[flaviut]

100% agreed.

I've spent quite a bit of time modifying deb source files and rpm source files to do upgrades/downgrades/patches.

I could never start from scratch in making a package. I'd be so incredibly overwhelmed by all the different options and obtuse syntaxes and level of background required.

Writing a batch script that installs everything into a `$pkgdir` directory is so much easier to understand and get started with. And if you publish to the AUR and have some small issue, someone will eventually show up and tell you what's wrong with your script.