FS#71482 - {pacman-contrib} Add systemd timer to periodically sync `pacman -Fy`

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Thiago Perrotta (thiagowfx) - Sunday, 11 July 2021, 17:48 GMT
Last edited by Daniel M. Capella (polyzen) - Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 00:18 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Johannes Löthberg (demize)
Daniel M. Capella (polyzen)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
pkgfile ships with a systemd timer to periodically (weekly) sync the database.

FR: It would be natural for `pacman -Fy` to follow suit.

I am attaching a patch that does so. The patch is heavily based on pkgfile and paccache timers, and it merely runs `pacman -Fy` to keep the DB up-to-date for `pacman -F <pkg>`.

Additional info:
* package version(s): 1.4.0-4
* BBS discussion: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=267668

Note: Filing a FR as per Trilby's suggestion on the forums.

Previously I sent a patch directly to the current maintainer via `git sent-email` but didn't get a response. Hopefully a FR gets noticed more prominently.
   0001-Add-pacman-syncdb-system... (2.8 KiB)
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Closed by  Daniel M. Capella (polyzen)
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 00:18 GMT
Reason for closing:  Deferred
Comment by Daniel M. Capella (polyzen) - Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 00:18 GMT
Thanks again for the patch, let's keep discussion to the pacman-contrib ML. Until our GitLab is open access (September hopefully), outside contributions still have to go through the mailing list:
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman-contrib/-/blob/master/doc/submitting-patches.txt

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