pacman error

DimitrisLol · 2017-11-30 00:14:25

Hello guys.On a new arch installation on my laptop i noticed that after trying to remove some packages i get this error:

:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Removing old entries from the info directory file...
error: command failed to execute correctly

It seems to appear at random packages or times(cant be sure if its package fault or something in the system) and i am not able to find anything in google about the particular hook.pacman log seems to be "clean" and even transactions where the error appeared are logged as completed.Any ideas what it might be?

Slithery · 2017-11-30 00:20:23

The error is generated by /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/texinfo-remove.hook

[Trigger]
Type = File
Operation = Remove
Target = usr/share/info/*

[Action]
Description = Removing old entries from the info directory file...
When = PreTransaction
Exec = /bin/sh -c 'while read -r f; do install-info --delete "$f" /usr/share/info/dir 2> /dev/null; done'
NeedsTargets

Not sure if that helps you troubleshoot.

DimitrisLol · 2017-11-30 00:50:45

And here's the culprit

NoExtract = usr/share/info/*

Thanks a lot!!!

eschwartz · 2017-11-30 02:42:06

Hmm, that sounds like it should be a bug, maybe NoExtract files shouldn't trigger hooks.

progandy · 2017-11-30 03:06:01

Or maybe the texinfo hook should hide the return value, it will only represent the success for the last file anyways.

while read -r f; do ... ... ; done; exit 0

Last edited by progandy (2017-11-30 03:07:04)

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#1 2017-11-30 00:14:25

pacman error

#2 2017-11-30 00:20:23

Re: pacman error

#3 2017-11-30 00:50:45

Re: pacman error

#4 2017-11-30 02:42:06

Re: pacman error

#5 2017-11-30 03:06:01

Re: pacman error

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