Hi all,

I have reason to believe a package I use (python-polib) was moved from the aur to the official extra repo. I’m now having trouble getting it installed.

The old page gives a 404: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-polib This now seems to be the right source for this package: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/python-polib/

However, I do a # pacman -Syyu python-polib and pacman can’t find the target. Do I need to do something here that I’m missing?

My pacman.conf includes the “extra” repo and it updates during the Syyu command.

  • Axum
    2·
    2 months ago

    Entertain me, what’s the output of pacman -Qi python| grep Architecture?

      • Axum
        2·
        2 months ago

        this is very, very strange behavior you’re seeing then. I have the following in my /etc/pacman.conf

        [core]
SigLevel = PackageRequired
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
SigLevel = PackageRequired
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[multilib]
SigLevel = PackageRequired
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

        Does yours look like that?

        and for mirror list, I have the following mirrors:

        Server = https://mirror.stephanie.is/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://nocix.mm.fcix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://ohioix.mm.fcix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mnvoip.mm.fcix.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://arch.mirror.ivo.st/$repo/os/$arch

        these settings yield me the python library just fine

        Edit: the multilib repo is optional in the pacman.conf, as the package you want is in the extra repo.

        • egsaqmojz@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          so… i did another reflector refresh and then did an Syyu. Now this is happening…

          this is with the mirrorlist shown in the picture below. not sure why i’d be getting almost 3 gigs of updates right now. i’ve been updating this and using this machine daily for months on this installation. when that is complete i’ll try for python-polib again.

          about 15 ruby packages got replaced with extra/ruby just now too.

          • AxumEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            well… thats a good sign at least. hopefully it finally latched on to some working mirrors then. I’d surely think it should find that library now lol

        • egsaqmojz@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          okay i got it now.

          was something wrong with the mirror i was using? if so, is there some way to know if i have a “lesser” mirror? or was the arch linux world just going thru a major update today and i had to wait it out?

          • Axum
            2·
            2 months ago

            My only gut ‘guess’ is that your original mirror was out of date, then you happened to switch to one mid sync potentially.