Hi Mikael! Are you already sitting on the patch for that feature? On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 6:24 AM, Mikael Blomstrand <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm pretty new to this mailing list. But I'm been thinking the same thing. > Talked about it in a previous mail. https://lists.archlinux. > org/pipermail/aur-general/2018-March/034001.html > > I think it's a great idea. When searching by name, i think the rpc should > at least also search by the "replaces" attribute too. Provides would be a > separate query but it could also be the same. > > Cheers, > Mikael > > tors 8 mars 2018 kl. 03:25 skrev Actionless Loveless < > [email protected]>: > >> 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 >> >
