[aur-general] Merge request: mpv-player-git -> mpv-git

Jerome Leclanche adys.wh at gmail.com
Mon Sep 9 07:33:07 EDT 2013


On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Martti Kühne <mysatyre at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Jesse Juhani Jaara
> <jesse.jaara at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I don't really think so. Atleast libav-git works well and doesn't break
>> a single package I have in my systems and I don't think ffmpeg-git does
>> eather. Same goes for the other git stuff too.
>>
>
> Any references on why and how this is even possible to do? It is
> neither safe nor sane.
>
> cheers!
> mar77i

Why: Because some people want/need git packages and don't want to
install it in /usr/local or want it managed by pacman.
How: Just install the -git library. If the PKGBUILD is correctly
written, it will conflict with the regular package and act as it
provides it.

JL


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