Arch Linux @lemmy.ml egsaqmojz @lemmy.ml 2 mo. ago

python-polib moves from aur to extra

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.

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Entertain me, what's the output of pacman -Qi python| grep Architecture?
- pacman -Qi python | grep Architecture yields Architecture : x86_64
  
  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.
  
  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?
  
  My only gut 'guess' is that your original mirror was out of date, then you happened to switch to one mid sync potentially.
  
  thanks so much for the coaching!
  
  that asciicinema thing is super cool too
  
  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.
  
  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

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