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luchianmihai

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Registered: 2017-12-29

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Pacman install package options

Short terms, I am trying to install code::blocks without any contrib plugins, which can be specified in the install options (at least on Windows). I'm guessing that there is an option in pacman comand that does just that, but havent found anywhere.

Thanks!

Slithery

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Re: Pacman install package options

No, you can't do this with pacman.

You can do it by using the ABS and editing the PKGBUILD.

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luchianmihai

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Re: Pacman install package options

Ok, thank you, I will look into that

ayekat

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Re: Pacman install package options

It looks that the contrib plugins are all built into the package, so the only way would probably be to configure pacman such that it will not extract the files corresponding to those plugins. But IMHO that's a bit ugly.
Alternatively, you could rebuild the package yourself with passing another option to that `configure` there and tell it to build without the plugins (according to their wiki, you can apparently just remove the option).

Is there a reason why you don't want them installed?

--edit: oops, late

Last edited by ayekat (2018-01-18 15:57:41)

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x33a

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Re: Pacman install package options

pacman doesn't work that way, but you can edit the PKGBUILD and install it manually: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/comm … codeblocks

Edit: Ninja'd by 2 people

Last edited by x33a (2018-01-18 15:57:58)

luchianmihai

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Re: Pacman install package options

Thanks all. Not that I dont need them, codeblocks is just an example. Just wanted to know if i can do that without modifying the PKGBUILD (looking for an easy way)

Allan

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Re: Pacman install package options

NoExtract in pacman.conf is another possibility.

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