Have you tried rebuilding the nvidia driver like you're supposed to?

sorry can't confirm that for me it works
else try rebuilding the module by pacman -S nvidia if you use staging repo or rerun the nvidia-installer

no warnings in upgrade to inform "supposed to"
arrogant to assume.
2nd rebuild of nvidia 5336 using .run works so far until some other update breaks it.
No reason not to inform users of update requiresment that breaks their system.

How far should we go to support third party software? Just far enough so that you don't complain?

I am not saying that it's unreasonable to expect a message, but I am saying that your accusative tone isn't appreciated.

If you expect a product that will work and won't break on you, then maybe you should start paying for it. That way you'd be allowed to complain because of the promise of support.

Instead you're just complaining to a bunch of people, who are busy enough as it is, about things that you could have searched for to find. Until Arch becomes a fully-staffed, well-managed distro, you will run into errors of this nature. If you don't do a little bit of research and just point fingers and say stuff is wrong, then people won't feel obligated to help you.

Not worthy of my reponse.

Actually I do have respect for those who work (like myself) selflessly in order to make the world a better place, so take no offense where none was intented. Jason there is no need to post personal vents in bug reports, well all feel frustrated. Posting ways to make arch even better should not be only for those who pay, because the true value of person's worth is not based on their bank account. Implying otherwise is mean and limited ethically, not what you wish to convey. My gripe on linux zealots is the arrogance and fragmentation of efforts. the less developers slip into that pit the better. I just dont sugar coat my opinions.
peace

Alright, very well. We probably started off on the wrong foot.

How do you propose that this "problem" be addressed? Should we release another glibc package and force people to download another 15 meg package, just so they can get a message? Or should we point people to resources where they can find the directions themselves (like the thread you posted this bug link in)? Or should we make an official announcement and then point all the people to it who don't read official announcements?

I'm not implying that everyone should have to pay for support, but I'm saying that we (the developers) don't have an infinite amount of resources to help/solve all people/problems. People who are nonaccusational and willing to help address the problem are more likely to be helped than people who demand things be fixed.

My gripe with linux users is they expect everything to be handed to them and aren't willing to approach issues on an equal footing. The more people who come to the table willing to look at the problem instead of making over-reaching negative statements, the better.

reading the late announcements after the packages are uploaded is no good.

Including the announcements in pacman itself seems like a wise option.

Equal footing can only be defined from an impartial honest viewpoint. I do not treat users as serving my works, I serve their needs.

PS You sound burned-out