On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:25:54 -0500 ProfessorTomoe <tomoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2010-06-23 at 19:08 +0200, Attila wrote: > > > > Is there a way to disable the symbolic link creation? I install > > > aur packages using makepkg -ci, but the -ci switch combo does not > > > delete the symlink. I don't want them created in the first > > > place, so can I somehow turn off this behavior? > > > > I start using a shell script for running makepg. At the moment i > > have no better idea to delete it. But for running namcap right > > after makepkg this symlink is an advantage. > > I don't want or need the symlinks to be created in the first place. > Can someone advise on how to turn them off? > > Barring that, could we get a pacman.conf switch to disable symlinks? > > Just _remove_ it: rm -f goddamn-symlink.so What is exactly the problem with it anyway?