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graysky

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Registered: 2008-12-01

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proper way to switch a split package into 2 discrete ones [solved]

I am providing xscreensaver-aerial-videors-2k and xscreensaver-aerial-videos-4k via a split PKGBUILD.  I'm wondering what the 'right' way is to split it off into a two discrete packages so users are not forced to download all 48.5 GiB of 2k and 4k videos.

I am thinking that uploading new PKGBUILDs will not work due the way I have the current PKGBUILD structured (ie they would already exist).

pkgbase=xscreensaver-aerial-videos
pkgname=(xscreensaver-aerial-videos-2k xscreensaver-aerial-videos-4k)

Last edited by graysky (2020-08-10 11:59:58)

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eschwartz

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Re: proper way to switch a split package into 2 discrete ones [solved]

You'd need to remove the pkgname record from the AUR, e.g. delete the package or update it and drop the split pkgname. Then you could upload a new pkgbase with the replacement.

Usually people remove one split package rather than splitting it into two packages neither of which preserve the old pkgbase.

Last edited by eschwartz (2020-08-09 20:27:51)

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graysky

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Re: proper way to switch a split package into 2 discrete ones [solved]

Thanks eschwartz.  I am running into too many hook declined messages.  I might just make a formal request to delete and stop trying.

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