[arch-dev-public] Hooks!

[Ike Devolder]

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 11:14:36PM +0200, Christian Hesse wrote:
> Allan McRae <allan at archlinux.org> on Sat, 2016/04/23 17:03:
> > According to the news announcement, today is the day we can start using
> > hooks!  (as long as you live in the future like me - those of you in the
> > past will need to catch up a day).
> > 
> > I have started a wiki page to discuss which hooks to add [1]. 
> > [...]
> >
> > [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:Pacman_Hooks
> 
> I can not edit the wiki page, so discussing here.
> 
> How about a hook that rebuilds kernel initramfs images? Something like:
> 
> [Trigger]
> Type = File
> Operation = Install
> Operation = Upgrade
> Target = boot/vmlinuz-linux
> Target = usr/lib/initcpio/*
> 
> [Action]
> Description = Updating Arch Linux initramfs image
> When = PostTransaction
> Exec = /usr/bin/mkinitcpio -p linux
> -- 
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> putchar(b-1/(/*    Chris            cc -ox -xc - && ./x    */b/42*2-3)*42);}

It only benefits one package, so seems pointless to move it in hooks. If
you have custom kernels installed you must run mkinitcpio anyway for all
of them.

-- 
Ike
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