Now we have .SRCINFO in source packages, it would be easy to add the source packages to a repository and have pacman be able to access them. This will kill ABS in Arch! There are two ideas on how this should be handled: 1) Add source package information in the .db file if it is there when a package is added or 2) Have a separate .source repository I have listed the pros/cons of each approach here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/User:Allan/Pacman_Source_Repositories I personally like #2, because adding them to .db files is a major increase in size. Currently, signatures take up ~55% of the average sync database size. With the source package also having a signature, that increases the db by slightly more than that much again. Any other comments to add to the debate before I make a final decision and implement this? Cheers, Allan