Keeping package groups updated

Doorbreath · 2011-08-31 23:18:01

Is there an easy way to keep track of additions and removals to groups? Is it worth doing? How often do packages get removed from or added to base/xfce/kdebase etc?

Xyne · 2011-09-01 03:02:05

I've posted a script somewhere on the forum that could track group changes, but I can't find it right now, so here's a new one:

check_groups.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os
import subprocess
import sys

def get_group(group, local=False):
  if local:
    op = '-Q'
  else:
    op = '-S'
  try:
    with open(os.devnull, 'w') as f:
      return set(
        subprocess.check_output(
          ['pacman', op, '-qg', group],
          stderr=f
        ).decode().strip().split('\n'))
  except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
    return set()


for group in sys.argv[1:]:
  sync_group = get_group(group)
  local_group = get_group(group, local=True)
  new = sync_group - local_group
  old = local_group - sync_group
  print(group)
  print('\tnew:\t', ' '.join(sorted(new)))
  print('\told:\t', ' '.join(sorted(old)))

Invoke it with group names, e.g.

check_groups.py base base-devel lxde

It will print out a list of new group packages that are not installed and old packages that are no longer part of the group.

base
	new:	 cronie
	old:	 tcp_wrappers
base-devel
	new:	 
	old:	 
lxde
	new:	 gpicview lxde-common lxde-icon-theme lxdm lxlauncher lxpanel lxrandr lxsession lxtask lxterminal
	old:

If there's any interest in this, I will rewrite it with pyalpm to improve efficiency.

Doorbreath · 2011-09-01 17:56:31

Excellent, thanks a million for this, don't know where I'd be in arch if it wasn't for you!

Doorbreath · 2011-10-22 19:26:59

I guess nobody else cares about this issue...

mcmillan · 2011-10-23 01:56:18

I don't know about nobody caring, I've copied Xyne's script and check every once and a while, and appreciate having it available. Just not much too add once such a script is available

karol · 2011-10-23 02:23:21

I don't think there's much need to improve its efficiency.
I'm using it once in a while + I'm checking what packages go in and out of various repos with my own one-liner.

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#1 2011-08-31 23:18:01

Keeping package groups updated

#2 2011-09-01 03:02:05

Re: Keeping package groups updated

#3 2011-09-01 17:56:31

Re: Keeping package groups updated

#4 2011-10-22 19:26:59

Re: Keeping package groups updated

#5 2011-10-23 01:56:18

Re: Keeping package groups updated

#6 2011-10-23 02:23:21

Re: Keeping package groups updated

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