[arch-dev-public] Arch Linux: comment about Official Arch Linux Install Guide

[Dieter Plaetinck]

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:04:40 +0900
Hiz Japan <hizdiez at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear
> 
> First of all, I am very appreciated and respecting your great
> contribute of the Official Arch Linux Install Guide.
> I am wornking on your "Official Arch Linux Install Guide" to
> translating Japanese language.
> and i have question/opinion about ....
> 
> the section Pacman explanation. it says:
> 
>    -
> 
>    Display specific not installed package info
> 
>    # pacman --sync --info foo
> 
>    # pacman -Si foo
> 
> Displays information on the not yet installed package foo (size,
> install date, build date, dependencies, conflicts, etc.)
> 
> 
> I feel it is better say like this? because this explanation is not
> very clear what actually trying to explain and correctness .
> 
> >>
> 
>    -
> 
>    Display specific package info from repository database
> 
>    # pacman --sync --info foo
> 
>    # pacman -Si foo
> 
> Display specific package information details  foo from repository
> database . (size,*           *, build date, dependencies, conflicts,
> etc.)
> 
> 
> *pacman -Si also display package information which already installed.*
> *pacman -Si doesnt contain "install date". "install date" info
> contained by the command pacman -Qi* .
> 
> 
> 
> Best regard
> Hiz

Good point! Thanks for the idea.
http://projects.archlinux.org/aif.git/commit/?h=experimental&id=0b4916b8b07c8f6de2f65d170854796ea86bee1a

Dieter