David C. Rankin <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? It looks to me your list is alphabetically sorted. Did you take dependencies into account? ---- Greg
