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graysky

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installing deps for a package that don't get flagged by pacman -Qdt

Optional dependencies for deluge
    python-notify: libnotify notifications
    pygtk: needed for gtk ui
    librsvg: needed for gtk ui
    python-mako: needed for web ui

How can one install some optional deps for a package (deluge in this case) without having a 'pacman -Qdt' flag them as orphans?  Here python-mako is needed for the web ui in deluge, but it gets flagged as an orphan:

# pacman -Qdt
python-mako 0.3.3-1

Last edited by graysky (2010-07-06 23:57:29)

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anonymous_user

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Re: installing deps for a package that don't get flagged by pacman -Qdt

You could reinstall the package using the --asexplicit flag.

ngoonee

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Re: installing deps for a package that don't get flagged by pacman -Qdt

You could reinstall the package using the --asexplicit flag.

Which would still not mark it as a dep for the original package. Don't get me wrong, I do it that way too, but I end up with a whole lot of explicitly installed packages which I can't remember the use for.

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brisbin33

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Re: installing deps for a package that don't get flagged by pacman -Qdt

i remember a feature request at one point for --asdepof <package>, don't think it ever went anywhere though.  does sound useful.

at this point, your only workaround is to build via ABS with optional depends put in the depends array of the PKGBUILD.

/edit: or hand edit /var/lib/pacman/whatever/depends?

Last edited by brisbin33 (2010-07-07 01:02:08)

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Allan

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Re: installing deps for a package that don't get flagged by pacman -Qdt

We need coders: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Use … OptDepends

Edit: This should actually not be that hard to implement...

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Allan

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Re: installing deps for a package that don't get flagged by pacman -Qdt

You could reinstall the package using the --asexplicit flag.

BTW, check out "pacman -D"

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