dependency either or question

graysky · 2010-11-06 23:47:32

How can I specify that the user needs to have either package A or B as a dependency? If the user has neither, how does a PKGBUILD specify which is the default to install?

There are three handbrake packages that will satisfy the dependency requirement: handbrake, handbrake-svn (from the AUR), and handbrake-cli. I have a script that uses a component of all three of them. I need to make sure that the deps are handeled correctly in my PKGBUILD.

This is what I have (based on fukawi's PKGBUILD for backintime):

 if [ ! -x '/usr/bin/HandBrakeCLI' ]; then
   depends=( ${depends[@]} 'handbrake-cli')
 else
   depends=( ${depends[@]} 'handbrake-svn-cli')
 fi

Last edited by graysky (2010-11-07 13:34:43)

falconindy · 2010-11-07 01:30:37

Typically you depend on the provision. In this case, you'd depend on handbrake as handbrake-svn provides handbrake. I'm not familiar with handbrake, but extra/handbrake-cli seems to be a separate animal. It doesn't conflict with extra/handbrake. Are you sure it provides what you need it to?

graysky · 2010-11-07 07:33:50

@falconindy - yes, handbrake and handbrake-cli both provide a cli version (handbrake provides both a GUI and cli). The AUR has handbrake-svn which also provides both a GUI and cli version.

falconindy · 2010-11-07 12:45:28

I disagree with you here. According to the PKGBUILD, extra/handbrake explicitly does not have handbrake-cli.

graysky · 2010-11-07 13:09:29

@falconindy - you are right. My bad. I asked the maintainer of handbrake-svn to make it a split package: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29320

Last edited by graysky (2010-11-07 13:35:30)

Stefan Husmann · 2010-11-07 14:22:24

The AUR does not support split packages yet.

graysky · 2010-11-07 15:31:54

@SH - I know that it doesn't officially support them, but if you construct the PKGBUILD as I have here, they can be successfully uploaded:

http://pastebin.com/EUau9b1p

Give it a try

Arch Linux

#1 2010-11-06 23:47:32

dependency either or question

#2 2010-11-07 01:30:37

Re: dependency either or question

#3 2010-11-07 07:33:50

Re: dependency either or question

#4 2010-11-07 12:45:28

Re: dependency either or question

#5 2010-11-07 13:09:29

Re: dependency either or question

#6 2010-11-07 14:22:24

Re: dependency either or question

#7 2010-11-07 15:31:54

Re: dependency either or question

Board footer