[pacman-dev] crappy version of -Qu (query upgrades)

[Xavier]

On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 10:20:13AM -0400, Dan McGee wrote:
> On 8/27/07, Xavier <shiningxc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That might be the best solution, and then ensure you set the error
> value as necessary. Of course, if an error can be specified well
> enough by simply having a NULL return instead of syncpkgs being set,
> then I guess there isn't too much of a problem there. Basically I'm
> indecisive.
> 

I don't think we can make the distinction between an empty list of packages (ie no
upgrade), and an error, so I'll go with the **list argument :)

> 
> Well actually ignore my original comment. Now I see it is trans.c that
> has always been weird with its alpm_trans_sysupgrade function. Perhaps
> that should change (probably post-3.1).
> 
> A wrapper function might be best for now, and that way we don't have
> to deal with the NULL trans argument (just leave that out of the
> wrapper).
> 

Ok, sounds good.