Would you like me to send a patch for that? RE your PS: i think subject got auto-edited by mail list tool because i've put him into CC
On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 3:44 AM, Eli Schwartz <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/07/2018 09:24 PM, Actionless Loveless wrote: > > Currently AUR web interface is able to resolve the dependencies in case > if > > the dependendent package is provided by another package (see > > python2-catkin-pkg in the dependencies list): > > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ros-indigo-catkin/ > > > > However AUR RPC is not allowing querying by Provides field but only by > `name`, > > `name-desc` and `maintainer` fields: > > https://aur.archlinux.org/rpc.php > > > > The discussion about that problem (https://github.com/ > > actionless/pikaur/issues/53) resulted in at least 3 possible ways to > > resolve that issue: > > - adding name-desc-provides filter > > - adding provides filter > > - when searching by name match not only Name field but also Provides > field > > > > Please let me know if you're OK with one of the following approaches or > > propose another one. And if you fine with the idea let me know if you can > > implement such filter or I should send a patch. > > Also related ticket: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/49090 > > > > > > All best, Yauheni Kirylau > > I think I would prefer extending `name` and `name-desc` as we always > want to know any package that can be the searched-for name. And it is > not like anyone was assuming only one result would be returned... this > was never an exact name search to begin with. > > P.S. The email subject should probably refer to the topic matter, not > the email of the person who suggested you post here. :) > > -- > Eli Schwartz > Bug Wrangler and Trusted User > >
