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#1 2013-04-05 00:07:03
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[SOLVED] -Qkk shows "no mtree file" for all packages
When running pacman -Qkk after the upgrade to 4.1.0, I am now getting "no mtree file" for all packages on my system. These errors did not occur prior to the upgrade, and I upgraded no other packages. Does this indicate breakage? How should I fix this?
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#2 2013-04-05 00:09:37
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Re: [SOLVED] -Qkk shows "no mtree file" for all packages
The only way to fix this is to rebuild all packages using makepkg from pacman-4.1....
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#3 2013-04-05 00:13:49
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Re: [SOLVED] -Qkk shows "no mtree file" for all packages
The only way to fix this is to rebuild all packages using makepkg from pacman-4.1....
So this is not breakage that I can fix on my end, then?
I looked at the libalpm source for information about mtrees, it looks like they are used to provide package integrity validation, but it's possible I'm wrong since I only read a small part of the code on mtrees. I'd appreciate information about what they are and what issues lacking them could cause.
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#5 2013-04-05 00:24:04
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Re: [SOLVED] -Qkk shows "no mtree file" for all packages
Issues resulting from lack of mtree files include:
1) errors when running pacman -Qkk
So they serve no other practical purpose in daily use? Am I right in reading from the libalpm source that they only provide integrity validation?
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#6 2013-04-05 00:39:15
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Re: [SOLVED] -Qkk shows "no mtree file" for all packages
Yes - it is a new feature of pacman-4.1 which requires a file in the package that is added but makepkg in pacman-4.1.
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#7 2013-04-05 02:05:07
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Re: [SOLVED] -Qkk shows "no mtree file" for all packages
Yes - it is a new feature of pacman-4.1 which requires a file in the package that is added but makepkg in pacman-4.1.
Great, thanks.
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