Always install latest version

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index e7b8387ddb6c..e169f79ca65c 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pkgbase = zeit-now-bin
-	pkgdesc = Realtime Global Deployments by Zeit, pre-built binary
+	pkgdesc = Realtime Global Deployments by Zeit, pre-built binary (always latest version)
 	pkgver = 14.0.3
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://zeit.co/now
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ pkgbase = zeit-now-bin
 	provides = zeit-now
 	conflicts = nodejs-now
 	options = !strip
-	source = https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/download/14.0.3/now-linux.gz
-	md5sums = f64692f156227081bb9a9ae4c0af18bc
+	source = https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/latest
+	md5sums = SKIP
 
 pkgname = zeit-now-bin
 
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 60c2b8038c8b..c9b256baaf14 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pkgname=zeit-now-bin
 pkgver=14.0.3
 pkgrel=1
 epoch=
-pkgdesc="Realtime Global Deployments by Zeit, pre-built binary"
+pkgdesc="Realtime Global Deployments by Zeit, pre-built binary (always latest version)"
 arch=("x86_64")
 url="https://zeit.co/now"
 # license is according to https://www.npmjs.com/package/now
@@ -25,12 +25,24 @@ backup=()
 options=("!strip")
 install=
 changelog=
-source=("https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/download/${pkgver}/now-linux.gz")
+# Actually this is just an information about the latest version.
+source=("https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/latest")
 noextract=()
-md5sums=('f64692f156227081bb9a9ae4c0af18bc')
+md5sums=('SKIP')
 validpgpkeys=()
 
+pkgver() {
+	# Could not find a way to check version *before* downloading sources,
+	# so we fetch version information instead of sources
+	# and then download the real binary in build()
+	cat latest | grep -o 'tag/[^"]*' | sed 's:tag/::'
+}
+
 build() {
+	# now really download the source
+	curl -L https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/download/${pkgver}/now-linux.gz -o now-linux.gz
+	# and unpack it
+	gunzip now-linux.gz
 	chmod +x now-linux
 }