Ignore package in a repo and prefer the aur package

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I have the Archlinuxcn set up, it is handy for some larger packages (browsers etc) and emacs-git, or I thought it was.

Their emacs-git does not have the native compilation flag set, so I would rather compile it.

How can I ignore a package and prefer the aur version?

Ahhh, found the problem - today the Archlinuxcn package rel number is higher than the aur package:

Aur                           archlinuxcn
emacs-git 30.0.50.166798-1 -> 30.0.50.166798-2

This has never happened before, causes my script to fail :frowning:

2

Won’t adding it to IgnorePkg line in /etc/pacman.conf do?

3

Most AUR helpers honor that line as well so that may cause it to be ignored completely.

4

Nope:

IgnorePkg = sqlitestudio sqlitestudio-plugins tree-sitter-bash-git
IgnorePkg = archlinuxcn/emacs-git
#IgnorePkg = emacs-git
  • Uncomment bottom line - nothing installs.
  • It ignores repo/pkg
5

It isn’t easy to do this actually. It is one of the challenges with using big 3rd party repos.

You could maybe try creating an alias to update with and adding aur/emacs-git --needed to the update. You would need to test though.

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That was what I was doing, but today the repo package is a higher number:

DAY=$(date +"%u")
echo ">>>>>>>>>"$DAY
if [[ "$DAY" == "7" ]]; then 
    echo "Equal"
    sudo sed -i 's/^IgnorePkg = emacs-git/#IgnorePkg = emacs-git/' /etc/pacman.conf
    echo "emacs-git" > $HOME/.up.txt
    yay -S aur/emacs-git --noconfirm
else
    echo "Not Equal"
    sudo sed -i 's/^#IgnorePkg = emacs-git/IgnorePkg = emacs-git/' /etc/pacman.conf
fi
7

IMHO, using a script for this specific problem is overdoing.
If the problem is temporary, use the Normal Method to upgrade packages:

  1. Update the system with pacman, using --ignore <package>
  2. Update AUR packages using an AUR helper.

If the problem is kind-of permanent, create a separate pacman.conf file, and insert appropriate directives for each of the upgrade types (repos, AUR). Then upgrade using the Normal Method and supplying different config. Example:

sudo pacman -Syu
trizen -Sua --config /etc/pacmanAUR.conf