hi
what about to the following improvement: old:
$ sudo pacman -S misc-fonts --ignore corefonts :: group misc-fonts: corefonts fontconfig fontforge :: Install whole content? [Y/n] :: corefonts-1.3r4-4: local version is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n] :: fontforge-20060125-1: local version is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n]
resolving dependencies... done. looking for inter-conflicts... done.
Targets: corefonts-1.3r4-4 fontconfig-2.3.93-1 fontforge-20060125-1
Total Package Size: 6.8 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] n
new:
$ sudo pacman -S misc-fonts --ignore corefonts :: group misc-fonts: corefonts fontconfig fontforge :: Install whole content? [Y/n] :: About to install corefonts, but it is in IgnorePkg. Install anyway? [Y/n] :: corefonts-1.3r4-4: local version is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n] :: fontforge-20060125-1: local version is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n]
resolving dependencies... done. looking for inter-conflicts... done.
Targets: corefonts-1.3r4-4 fontconfig-2.3.93-1 fontforge-20060125-1
Total Package Size: 6.8 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] n
comments?
udv / greetings, VMiklos
VMiklos wrote:
what about to the following improvement: old:
$ sudo pacman -S misc-fonts --ignore corefonts :: group misc-fonts: corefonts fontconfig fontforge :: Install whole content? [Y/n] :: corefonts-1.3r4-4: local version is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n] :: fontforge-20060125-1: local version is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n]
resolving dependencies... done. looking for inter-conflicts... done.
Targets: corefonts-1.3r4-4 fontconfig-2.3.93-1 fontforge-20060125-1
Total Package Size: 6.8 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] n
new:
$ sudo pacman -S misc-fonts --ignore corefonts :: group misc-fonts: corefonts fontconfig fontforge :: Install whole content? [Y/n] :: About to install corefonts, but it is in IgnorePkg. Install anyway? [Y/n] :: corefonts-1.3r4-4: local version is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n] :: fontforge-20060125-1: local version is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n]
resolving dependencies... done. looking for inter-conflicts... done.
Targets: corefonts-1.3r4-4 fontconfig-2.3.93-1 fontforge-20060125-1
Total Package Size: 6.8 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] n
comments?
As of now, IgnorePkg is a "-Su" option only.
It this enhancement is really needed, it would make sense to extend it to the whole "-S" code, and not only for groups.
the most cautious users would probably be happy with it, whereas the other ones would get annoyed...
I've got no strong opinion here.
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 09:32:56PM +0100, Aurelien Foret aurelien@archlinux.org wrote:
I've got no strong opinion here.
http://bugs.frugalware.org/326
it was a bug report / feature request in our bts, i just sent it here in case you have an uncommited implementation or something like that ;)
so then i add to my todolist, probably i'll came up with a patch :)
udv / greetings, VMiklos
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