pacman -Syu overwrites ABS vim build

dam5h · 2012-01-18 22:05:11

Today after doing a pacman -Syu I no longer had ruby support (for command-t) in vim. I had used the ABS and modified the PKGBUILD file to add ruby support.

What is the recommended way to upgrade packages that have custom flags and were installed using the ABS. Do I need to use "ignore package" in pacman.conf or is vim stuck on a list somewhere which is making pacman update it from the official binary packages rather than upgrading it via the ABS and utilization my "enable-rubyinterp" flag? Is the latter even possible via pacman -Syu?

Thanks.

kinhodder · 2012-01-18 22:17:01

Yep, you need to 'IgnorePkg = vim' in pacman.conf and build it manually when a new version comes out.

Pacman will notify you when it would've updated an ignored package.

jasonwryan · 2012-01-18 22:29:31

In addition to kinhodder's suggestion you could adopt a more system-wide approach. Whenever you build an ABS package, include it in a group (I use 'modified') and then in your pacman.conf use the IgnoreGroup setting...

dam5h · 2012-01-18 22:31:51

great, thanks for the speedy replies! where can I find more info about adding it to a "group"?

jasonwryan · 2012-01-18 22:41:08

In the PKGBUILD, just add a line:

groups=('modified')

..and then in pacman.conf

IgnoreGroup = modified

Mr.Elendig · 2012-01-19 12:39:37

Best solution imo: name your custom vim package something other than vim, (eg vim-with-ruby)

Or if you have X installed on the system anyway, just install the gvim package.

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2012-01-19 12:40:47)

karol · 2012-01-19 12:41:30

Mr.Elendig wrote:

Best solution imo: name your custom vim package something other than vim, (eg vim-with-ruby)

+1
Make it conflict with the stock vim and a big +1 to putting it in 'modified' group.

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#1 2012-01-18 22:05:11

pacman -Syu overwrites ABS vim build

#2 2012-01-18 22:17:01

Re: pacman -Syu overwrites ABS vim build

#3 2012-01-18 22:29:31

Re: pacman -Syu overwrites ABS vim build

#4 2012-01-18 22:31:51

Re: pacman -Syu overwrites ABS vim build

#5 2012-01-18 22:41:08

Re: pacman -Syu overwrites ABS vim build

#6 2012-01-19 12:39:37

Re: pacman -Syu overwrites ABS vim build

#7 2012-01-19 12:41:30

Re: pacman -Syu overwrites ABS vim build

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