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Snv0

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Registered: 2025-05-29

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Are dependent packages in the repository rebuilt?

There are two packages: A and B. Package B depends on package A. For example, package A is a library. And package B is a utility that uses this library. A new version of package A is released and gets a new version number.

1) Will package B be rebuilt in the repository?
2) Will package B get a new version number?
3) Will pacman download package B when I update my OS?

DenyAllow

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Registered: 2025-05-29

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Re: Are dependent packages in the repository rebuilt?

I would like to find out too! I assume that the package B will be tested with the new version of package A, and: if everything works well, only package A will get an update; else there will be an update for package B as well that works with the new version of package A. I think the package B will get a new version number, it's a common practice when a new version is released only to provide support with new versions of the dependencies.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: Are dependent packages in the repository rebuilt?

1. maybe
2. ideally (the last field after the dash indicates the build)
3. if your mirror is ok and the package isn't in your pacmans ignore list

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_problem
Does your question somehow imply "rebuilt automagically"?
No.

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gromit

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Registered: 2024-02-10

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Re: Are dependent packages in the repository rebuilt?

We usually do rebuilds for incompatible library versions such as https://archlinux.org/todo/abseil-cpp-2 … tobuf-310/.
On update tooling tells us packagers whether there is a soname incompatiblity, a rebuild is then prepared in staging and then moved to the testing repositories.

After successful testing it gets moved to the stable repositories