FS#38874 - --force option in makepkg -si is not passed to underlaying pacman -U command

Attached to Project: Pacman
Opened by boris pezzatti (pezzacolori) - Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 16:08 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 21:13 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category makepkg
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 4.1.2
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Summary and Info:

The --force option in pacman can refer to both the -S or the -U command.
However using makepkg -si --force, this option is only passed to the build process, but not to the underlaying pacman -U command.

Since some aur-package installers (like pacaur) rely on makepkg -si , it is impossible to use them with the --force option for the installation step.

Steps to Reproduce:
For a package installation that fails due to conflicting files, using pacman -U --force pkgxxx can solve the problem (I'm aware that it is not a good habit, but should be used only with caution).

For aur packages, using makepkg -si --force do not achieve the goal, since only forces the rebuild of the package, but not its re-installation.
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 21:13 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 16:16 GMT
The --force option in makepkg has a very different meaning from the --force option in pacman. You should not conflate these two things.

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