Guys,
I don't know if I am remembering correctly, but I thought the upgrade
"Targets" were sorted alphabetically by name prior to the pacman upgrade a
month or two ago. Now, it looks like they are listed either by repository,
then alphabetized or some other logic that ends up -- almost alphabetized.
Specifically:
Targets (35): bluez-4.93-1 run-parts-3.4.4-1 ca-certificates-20110421-3
dcron-4.5-2 libzip-0.10-1 ebook-tools-0.2.1-2 eina-svn-
58920-1 eet-svn-58955-1 evas-svn-58958-1 ecore-svn-58945-1
e_dbus-svn-58954-1 embryo-svn-58829-1 edje-svn-58887-1
pciutils-3.1.7-4 udev-167-2 eeze-svn-58668-1 efreet-
svn-58672-1 e-svn-58940-1 gutenprint-5.2.7-1 hdf5-1.8.6-1
libidn-1.21-1 libxcb-1.7-2 networkmanager-0.8.999-1 openssh-
5.8p2-1 python2-cairo-1.10.0-1 python2-distribute-0.6.16-1
qt-4.7.3-1 rp-pppoe-3.10-6 sudo-1.8.1.p1-1 telepathy-
qt4-0.5.16-1 zziplib-0.13.60-1 texlive-bin-2010.1-8 texlive-
core-2010.22154-1 udev-compat-167-2 usbutils-002-2
bluez -> run-parts -> ca-certificates??
In the past, I would scan the list to make sure there were no updates that
I didn't want or that I needed to put off due to bugs or what not. Now I've
been bitten a time or two by searching through long Target lists and
confirming there were no unwanted updates only to find out that an unwanted
update was alphabetized higher-up or lower in the target list.
Has the target list always sorted by repo, then by name --or-- was the list
fully sorted by name earlier? If so, is it easy to change?
In short lists, it's not really a big deal, but when you have over 100
targets, having them sorted by name really helps. What say the pacman gurus?
--
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
