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TyranT

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Easiest way to update git packages?

So I currently use cower to manage my AUR packages. It's ok, but I was looking into easier ways to upgrade my AUR packages, especially git builds. I did some googling, and came across a program called "pacaur". It says it has a parameter named "--devel" that checks the cache of git packages to see if any new commits we're added, and automatically builds if new ones were found. Are there easier methods to update AUR packages in this fashion, and is an AUR manager like pacaur considered safe like cower, in comparison to something dangerous like yaogurt?

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ewaller

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Re: Easiest way to update git packages?

Pacaur is a front end for cower and works extremely well.

For comparisons, see this table https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AU … ison_table

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TyranT

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Re: Easiest way to update git packages?

I seen that page before. Owlman caught my eye, but it didn't mention anything about checking for commit updates on development packages. It seems pacaur is the only one. After creating so many lib32 packages recently, my git packages are through the roof. I need something that can compile them all without have to manually do it with cower alone. I'm going to post the PKGBUILDS for the lib32 git packages I made very shortly.

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Spyhawk

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Re: Easiest way to update git packages?

1/ Not as far as I know.
2/ Yes, but note that no helper is safe if you don't review the PKGBUILDs and install scripts.

leo2501

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Registered: 2007-07-07

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Re: Easiest way to update git packages?

For me the easiest way, that also gives me total control and no dependency on third party script/app, is the following:

1) create aur directory in home: mkdir aur
2) git clone: git clone <git_package_url_from_aur.archlinux.org>
3) review PKGBUILD: vim PKGBUILD
4) install package: makepkg -si
5) check packages updates in aur dir: for dir in ~/aur/*; do (cd "$dir" && pwd && git pull); done

You can add alias to .bash_aliases: alias aur_update='for dir in ~/aur/*; do (cd "$dir" && pwd && git pull); done'

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Trilby

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Re: Easiest way to update git packages?

leo, that completely misses the point of this thread.  That will pull updates of any PKGBUILDs or build files, but it will not register when the upstream source of -git packages has updates.

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