[arch-general] pacman "Targets" sort order

[Grigorios Bouzakis]

David C. Rankin <drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
> Guys,
>
>    I don't know if I am remembering correctly, but I thought the upgrade 
> "Targets" were sorted alphabetically by name prior to the pacman upgrade a 
> month or two ago. Now, it looks like they are listed either by repository, 
> then alphabetized or some other logic that ends up -- almost alphabetized. 
> Specifically:
>
> Targets (35): bluez-4.93-1  run-parts-3.4.4-1  ca-certificates-20110421-3
>                dcron-4.5-2  libzip-0.10-1 ebook-tools-0.2.1-2  eina-svn-
>                58920-1  eet-svn-58955-1  evas-svn-58958-1  ecore-svn-58945-1
>                e_dbus-svn-58954-1  embryo-svn-58829-1  edje-svn-58887-1
>                pciutils-3.1.7-4  udev-167-2 eeze-svn-58668-1  efreet-
>                svn-58672-1  e-svn-58940-1  gutenprint-5.2.7-1  hdf5-1.8.6-1
>                libidn-1.21-1  libxcb-1.7-2  networkmanager-0.8.999-1  openssh-
>                5.8p2-1  python2-cairo-1.10.0-1 python2-distribute-0.6.16-1
>                qt-4.7.3-1  rp-pppoe-3.10-6  sudo-1.8.1.p1-1  telepathy-
>                qt4-0.5.16-1 zziplib-0.13.60-1  texlive-bin-2010.1-8  texlive-
>                core-2010.22154-1  udev-compat-167-2 usbutils-002-2
>
> bluez -> run-parts -> ca-certificates??
>
>    In the past, I would scan the list to make sure there were no updates that 
> I didn't want or that I needed to put off due to bugs or what not. Now I've 
> been bitten a time or two by searching through long Target lists and 
> confirming there were no unwanted updates only to find out that an unwanted 
> update was alphabetized higher-up or lower in the target list.
>
>    Has the target list always sorted by repo, then by name --or-- was the list 
> fully sorted by name earlier? If so, is it easy to change?
>
>    In short lists, it's not really a big deal, but when you have over 100 
> targets, having them sorted by name really helps. What say the pacman gurus?

It looks to me your list is alphabetically sorted. Did you take
dependencies into account?

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Greg