[arch-general] getting updates for offline computer

[Lieven Moors]

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 09:57:00AM -0400, Andrew Gregory wrote:
> On 06/13/13 at 11:43am, Lieven Moors wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm using the internet connection at home to update a computer without internet. 
> > I use a script to get the updates for the offline computer, and to install them 
> > on that computer. To get a list of updated packages on the offline computer, I use 
> > the command: 
> >    
> > pacman -Sup --noconfirm
> > 
> > Recently the package webkitgtk3 was moved to webkitgtk. But in the
> > process, it also pulls in a new dependency harfbuzz-icu.
> > No when I use the command above against the new sync database,
> > harfbuzz-icu is not present in the list of packages.
> > 
> > My question is, whether this would be considered a bug in pacman,
> > or if this would be an expected limitation. Or maybe there is something 
> > else I don't understand... 
> > 
> > Thanks for your help,
> > 
> > lieven
> 
> This is a limitation in pacman.  --print does not handle replaces.
> I'm not sure if I would consider this a bug given that we ignore
> replacers in other non-interactive situations.  If you think the
> behavior should be changed though, feel free to open a ticket in
> flyspray.
> 
> Also, no need to use --noconfirm, it's implied by --print.
> 
> apg

Yes, --noconfirm was my last attempt to make pacman obey my wishes.
I can see that technically, a replace is not an update, 
but then pacman -Syu --noconfirm would get those packages...
I'm wondering now if there are good reasons for pacman not to deal with 
the replaces in non-interactive commands. I'm not really aware of the
various use-cases of --print.

Anyway, thanks a lot for your concise answer to my question.

Greetings,

lieven

P.S. I forgot to mention that webkitgtk (the replacing packages) was not 
in the list either.