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#1 2010-05-11 16:43:24
- Fingel
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[SOLVED] Question about package updates and ABS
Hello,
I have manually compile my kernel in order to apply a patch my laptop needs to suspend. So I use abs and customize the pkgbuild. A few days ago when the update for kernel26-2.6.33.3-2 came out, I thought I'd just refresh abs, rebuild, and then I'd be up to date. But instead now pacman -Syu tells me that there is still an update for the kernel.
Does building from ABS not get you the latest package update?
Also, what exactly is the package update compared to a software update? I'm guessing that it is an arch only update to the package but the software itself is the same version. Or am I totally off?
Thanks for the help!
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#2 2010-05-11 17:06:29
- brisbin33
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Re: [SOLVED] Question about package updates and ABS
When building via ABS, the package installed gets its version from the PKGBUILD ($pkgver-$pkgrel). Pacman just looks at available version vs installed version to tell if you should upgrade.
Your abs tree was probably just not up to date; just because pacman -Syu says your mirror has a package, doesn't mean building via abs _at that moment_ will get that version.
Be sure to run `abs` to update your tree, then when you're editing the PKGBUILD, check which version it's building. In some cases, you can simply increment those numbers right in the PKGBUILD before building as source files are often fetched based on those variables, etc. -- but I don't know if I'd recommend that when building something like the kernel.
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#3 2010-05-11 22:45:26
- Allan
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Re: [SOLVED] Question about package updates and ABS
The ABS tree updates onces a day.
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#4 2010-05-11 22:50:24
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Re: [SOLVED] Question about package updates and ABS
Thanks guys. I refreshed ABS and rebuilt the kernel today, and I notice the pkgrel number went up. Worked like a charm.
Still curious though, what exactly is a package release update? Are there changelogs somewhere I can read?
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#5 2010-05-11 22:52:26
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Re: [SOLVED] Question about package updates and ABS
Read the PKGBUILD, it gives url="somewebsiteorother". Basically, check upstream.
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#6 2010-05-11 22:55:07
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Re: [SOLVED] Question about package updates and ABS
Read the PKGBUILD, it gives url="somewebsiteorother". Basically, check upstream.
Package releases as opposed to software releases seem to be independent (afaik) of upstream development. I was curious if there was a place to see what has changed in the package releases.
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#7 2010-05-11 22:57:25
- hokasch
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Re: [SOLVED] Question about package updates and ABS
sure:
http://www.archlinux.org/packages/
go to svn/trunk, "view log":
upgpkg: kernel26 2.6.33.3-2
bump to new aufs2 release
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