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authorDan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>2009-10-04 09:48:56 -0500
committerDan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>2009-10-04 09:48:56 -0500
commit42042723a884930caf80ed578fc9fee2e0822bfb (patch)
tree7c48977bbbcf2cfae133b91b9151283f9086c58a /doc
parent44a57c890b2ecba85dbd8364594883439634f630 (diff)
downloadpacman-42042723a884930caf80ed578fc9fee2e0822bfb.tar.xz
doc: ensure SyncFirst behavior with flags is clear
When a SyncFirst transaction kicks in, no flags like '--force' are honored. This is for good reason, as honoring something like '--asdeps' could be quite unintentional. Document this fact and a possible workaround. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
index a1c1f2a6..3e361102 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ Options
*SyncFirst =* package ...::
Instructs pacman to check for newer version of these packages before any
sync operation. The user will have the choice to either cancel the current
- operation and upgrade these packages first or go on with the current operation.
- This option is typically used with the 'pacman' package.
+ operation and upgrade these packages first or go on with the current
+ operation. This option is typically used with the 'pacman' package.
+ *NOTE*: when a `SyncFirst` transaction takes place, no command line flags
+ (e.g. '\--force') are honored. If this is not ideal, disabling `SyncFirst`
+ and performing a manual sync of the involved packages may be required.
*IgnoreGroup =* group ...::
Instructs pacman to ignore any upgrades for all packages in this