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#1 2017-10-25 17:38:56

funkmuscle
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[solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

hey, lately no matter what I use to upgrade or add a package from AUR I get errors:

yaourt -S yaourt-gui

==> Downloading yaourt-gui PKGBUILD from AUR...
x .SRCINFO: Write failed
x PKGBUILD: Write failed
x yaourt-gui.install: Write failed
bsdtar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.

/usr/bin/makepkg: line 2148: warning: command substitution: ignored null byte in input
/usr/bin/makepkg: line 753: source: /tmp/yaourt-tmp-harv/aur-yaourt-gui/./tmp.43NEqlqP3y: cannot execute binary file
==> ERROR: Failed to source /tmp/yaourt-tmp-harv/aur-yaourt-gui/./tmp.43NEqlqP3y
Unable to read PKGBUILD

that just an example. happens as pamac package manager is upgrading also

Last edited by funkmuscle (2017-10-25 19:02:35)

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#2 2017-10-25 17:43:06

ewaller
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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

Moving to AUR issues.

Try it by hand.  IIRC, yaourt uses /tmp as it wreaks its havoc instead of the users home directory tree. I bet it has to do with /tmp being full.


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#3 2017-10-25 18:11:11

funkmuscle
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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

first, thanx for moving this to the right forum.

Try it by hand.

I don't quite follow.

IIRC, yaourt uses /tmp as it wreaks its havoc instead of the users home directory tree. I bet it has to do with /tmp being full.

yes it is.
do I need to dump everything in /tmp?

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#4 2017-10-25 18:18:35

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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

"By hand" means building the package with makepkg.

Last edited by hcjl (2017-10-25 18:18:52)

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#5 2017-10-25 18:26:04

funkmuscle
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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

ok I can do that but is there a fix for this?

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#6 2017-10-25 18:27:24

ewaller
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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

To expand on hcjl's post: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … Repository

As to the contents of /tmp and yaourt; I've no good advice.  Check as to whether /tmp is full, and whether you can write to it.  I would not empty it without understanding what is there and why.
As to good advice I can offer -- don't use yaourt.  Learn to do it by hand; THEN pick an AUR helper after reading this article.  Hint:  Try to pick one that is not bleeding red.


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#7 2017-10-25 18:50:20

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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

funkmuscle wrote:

that just an example. happens as pamac package manager is upgrading also

Also do not use pamac.


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#8 2017-10-25 18:56:00

funkmuscle
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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

wow!! thanx guys. deleted all the aur helpers and using pacaur

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#9 2017-10-25 19:14:17

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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

funkmuscle wrote:

wow!! thanx guys. deleted all the aur helpers and using pacaur

Umm... pacaur is an AUR helper.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=937423


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#10 2017-10-25 19:49:22

funkmuscle
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Re: [solved] yaourt issues with makepkg

2ManyDogs wrote:
funkmuscle wrote:

wow!! thanx guys. deleted all the aur helpers and using pacaur

Umm... pacaur is an AUR helper.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=937423

meaning yaourt and pamac which are no good from what I've been told. according to this link https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AU … ison_table
this is a pacaur is a good one. I've used makepkg by hand many times. I just need a helper that can update my AUR packages. I should of clarified that. thanx. I do know when a helper fails to use makepkg. I just didn't get the 'try by hand' phrase. Now I know. :-)

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