Total Download Size issue

hofa · 2009-06-15 15:18:20

I made this little bash script to get my amount of updates and download size in conky.

I use pacman -Qu to get the info I need, but something seems broken.

When I issue this command, I get this output:

Checking for package upgrades... 

Targets (10): e2fsprogs-1.41.6-1 [1.24 MB]  fam-2.7.0-12 [0.09 MB]  
              gconf-2.26.2-2 [1.78 MB]  libv4l-0.5.99-1 [0.06 MB]  
              lua-5.1.4-3 [0.37 MB]  mozilla-common-1.4-1 [0.00 MB]  
              nspr-4.8-1 [0.34 MB]  ruby-1.8.7_p173-1 [2.49 MB]  
              vte-0.20.5-1 [0.69 MB]  xulrunner-1.9.0.11-1 [15.70 MB]  

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   86.85 MB

When you look at the 'Total Download Size' , it says 0.00 MB, but when I run pacman -Su, I get the following:

:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (11): e2fsprogs-1.41.6-1 [1.24 MB]  fam-2.7.0-12 [0.09 MB]  
              gconf-2.26.2-2 [1.78 MB]  libv4l-0.5.99-1 [0.06 MB]  
              lua-5.1.4-3 [0.37 MB]  mozilla-common-1.4-1 [0.00 MB]  
              nspr-4.8-1 [0.34 MB]  ruby-1.8.7_p173-1 [2.49 MB]  
              vte-0.20.5-1 [0.69 MB]  mime-types-1.0-2 [0.01 MB]  
              xulrunner-1.9.0.11-1 [15.70 MB]  

Total Download Size:    22.77 MB
Total Installed Size:   86.88 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]

This second one is correct, I still need to download the packages.

Can someone tell me if this issue has been resolved with a patch or so?

Last edited by hofa (2009-06-15 15:25:25)

rson451 · 2009-06-15 15:24:46

This has been noted and I believe bug reports have been opened on it in the past. I believe that the whole output of -Qu is changing with pacman 3.3, but don't quote me on it.

theringmaster · 2009-06-15 15:29:53

hofa wrote:

I made this little bash script to get my amount of updates and download size in conky.
I use pacman -Qu to get the info I need, but something seems broken.
When I issue this command, I get this output:
Checking for package upgrades... 

Targets (10): e2fsprogs-1.41.6-1 [1.24 MB]  fam-2.7.0-12 [0.09 MB]  
              gconf-2.26.2-2 [1.78 MB]  libv4l-0.5.99-1 [0.06 MB]  
              lua-5.1.4-3 [0.37 MB]  mozilla-common-1.4-1 [0.00 MB]  
              nspr-4.8-1 [0.34 MB]  ruby-1.8.7_p173-1 [2.49 MB]  
              vte-0.20.5-1 [0.69 MB]  xulrunner-1.9.0.11-1 [15.70 MB]  

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   86.85 MB
When you look at the 'Total Download Size' , it says 0.00 MB, but when I run pacman -Su, I get the following:
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (11): e2fsprogs-1.41.6-1 [1.24 MB]  fam-2.7.0-12 [0.09 MB]  
              gconf-2.26.2-2 [1.78 MB]  libv4l-0.5.99-1 [0.06 MB]  
              lua-5.1.4-3 [0.37 MB]  mozilla-common-1.4-1 [0.00 MB]  
              nspr-4.8-1 [0.34 MB]  ruby-1.8.7_p173-1 [2.49 MB]  
              vte-0.20.5-1 [0.69 MB]  mime-types-1.0-2 [0.01 MB]  
              xulrunner-1.9.0.11-1 [15.70 MB]  

Total Download Size:    22.77 MB
Total Installed Size:   86.88 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
This second one is correct, I still need to download the packages.

Can someone tell me if this issue has been resolved with a patch or so?

with -Qu, pacman is trying to update from the local packages in the pacman cache. is it not?

Xyne · 2009-06-15 15:35:40

theringmaster wrote:

with -Qu, pacman is trying to update from the local packages in the pacman cache. is it not?

No, it looks at the sync database to determine what would be downloaded/upgraded.

@hofa
Did you run "pacman -Su" or "pacman -Syu"? Is there any chance that you updated the database for the sync operation but not for the query operation?

rson451 wrote:

I believe that the whole output of -Qu is changing with pacman 3.3, but don't quote me on it.

uh oh

*heads off to make a collateral damage assessment of his scripts*

shining · 2009-06-15 15:36:39

rson451 wrote:

This has been noted and I believe bug reports have been opened on it in the past. I believe that the whole output of -Qu is changing with pacman 3.3, but don't quote me on it.

I am just quoting you on it, but it is correct so no problem
I will also quote myself :
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12866#comment37663

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#1 2009-06-15 15:18:20

Total Download Size issue

#2 2009-06-15 15:24:46

Re: Total Download Size issue

#3 2009-06-15 15:29:53

Re: Total Download Size issue

#4 2009-06-15 15:35:40

Re: Total Download Size issue

#5 2009-06-15 15:36:39

Re: Total Download Size issue

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