FS#28826 - [request] pacman - option to search for providers before direct matches
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When searching for a package, pacman checks each repo in the
list, in order, for a direct match. If it doesn't find one,
it then goes back to the top of the list and checks each
repo for a providing package.
In some cases, it is preferable to pull providers from a given repo instead of matches from another. There should be an option for this. Maybe one or both of the following options could be added: --providers-first Scan the repo list in order, checking for a match, then checking for a provider before moving on. --choose-providers Scan all the repos for matches and providers, then present a dialogue to the user to choose. I think this was discussed before. I understand that checking for providers requires disk overhead, but as long as their optional then it shouldn't matter. |
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