Suggestion for bauerbill/powerpill (list installed packages on -Ss)

ngoonee · 2010-02-27 14:03:09

This is targetted towards Xyne but posted here so others can add/criticize.

I propose that on -Ss bauerbill/powerpill should indicate if a package is already installed, and perhaps compare version numbers. Shamelessly copied from yaourt, but I loved that feature.

Similarly, when an upgrade is detected on the AUR the version numbers should be indicated (currently I have to 'v' to see the version and perhaps open another tab to see my current version. I'm forgetful, sue me).

OFF-TOPIC: Where should a topic like this go, asking about a community contribution? Shouldn't be a NEW thread in 'community contributions', for sure, and adding to a 16/17 page thread (which is mostly bug reports) seems a bit sub-optimal?

takedown · 2010-03-02 14:48:36

+1

n0dix · 2010-03-02 15:21:01

Totally agreed. I hope Xyne add this feature soon.

Xyne · 2010-03-02 23:17:22

Try the latest version of perl-xyne-arch from my site. I've added information to the output of "-Ss' and "-Si" to indicate installed versions.

n0dix · 2010-03-02 23:33:15

Xyne wrote:

Try the latest version of perl-xyne-arch from my site. I've added information to the output of "-Ss' and "-Si" to indicate installed versions.

That was fast!!

takedown · 2010-03-02 23:44:11

wowwwwwwww

ngoonee · 2010-03-03 03:48:37

Oh man.... that was lightning! Thanks Xyne, you're tops.

On a related note, powerpill -Ss icon gives me nice colored output, but bauerbill -Ss icon doesn't... both have /usr/bin/pacman-color in their respective .conf files.

Xyne · 2010-03-03 04:03:19

Yeah, that's because I have to parse the output of the pacman binary to insert the installation status for Bauerbill. The color is stripped when capturing the output. That whole area of the code is a bit of a kludge. I have plans to fix it, but they will require a lot of time to implement the way that I have in mind.

Powerpill doesn't bother with the parsing which is why you get the raw colored output.

ngoonee · 2010-03-03 07:09:03

Okay, makes sense explained that way . Also makes sense that powerpill doesn't have the parsing (would have thought you'd implement the same in both, actually). Thanks so much for all your work!

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#1 2010-02-27 14:03:09

Suggestion for bauerbill/powerpill (list installed packages on -Ss)

#2 2010-03-02 14:48:36

Re: Suggestion for bauerbill/powerpill (list installed packages on -Ss)

#3 2010-03-02 15:21:01

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