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felipeek

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Registered: 2018-08-08

Posts: 10

How to deal with packages that are not working?

Hello,

I need to install a package that depends on switchboard-git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/switchboard-git/)

However, it seems that this package tries to compile switchboard using CMake, and the compilation now is being done with meson.

In this situation what should I do? I compiled switchboard myself, however the package I'm installing is unable to know that I solved the dependency problem. What's the correct approach?

Thanks.

Last edited by felipeek (2018-08-08 04:34:55)

Ziusudra

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Registered: 2014-04-19

Posts: 120

Re: How to deal with packages that are not working?

You update the PKGBUILD to compile it correctly and use that to create a package that pacman can install so it knows the dependency is met.

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,694

Re: How to deal with packages that are not working?

Let the maintainer know that it needs fixed/updated. Fix the PKGBUILD yourself if you can't wait.

felipeek

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Registered: 2018-08-08

Posts: 10

Re: How to deal with packages that are not working?

Thanks guys, gonna do that