possibility of a warning system for packages that can temporarily break each other when installed together
I've recently had this to where installing waydroid from the AUR and then docker for winboat deletes waydroid's ip link. This is not a case of incompatibility, as it is fixable by the user with a few commands. But I'd be wondering if a package warning system is already in place and if not is adding one possible. My mind is going to that when you add a package warning to a PKGBUILD, it can bring a popup in the terminal about known issues with the two installed together and fixes needed afterward. If there is no known fix, it should probably state the issues it causes.
Hi, On 2026-09-06 14:32, nathan sasser wrote:
I've recently had this to where installing waydroid from the AUR and then docker for winboat deletes waydroid's ip link. This is not a case of incompatibility, as it is fixable by the user with a few commands. But I'd be wondering if a package warning system is already in place and if not is adding one possible.
My mind is going to that when you add a package warning to a PKGBUILD, it can bring a popup in the terminal about known issues with the two installed together and fixes needed afterward. If there is no known fix, it should probably state the issues it causes.
You could theoretically do that with install files, but you shouldn’t. The best place would probably be an AUR (pinned) comment if it’s happening consistently. Best, Jonathan
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Jonathan Grotelüschen
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nathan sasser