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.
What mirror entry ended up in at the top after running reflector? I can just check the mirror directly.
The package comes up for me just fine on whatever I have for a mirror currently. I’ll have to look in a bit what mirror I use
output:
Server = https://arch.mirror.constant.com/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirrors.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://us.mirrors.cicku.me/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://america.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirrors.vectair.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirrors.lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://arch.hu.fo/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://archmirror1.octyl.net/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://mirror.theash.xyz/arch/$repo/os/$arch
Server = https://us.arch.niranjan.co/$repo/os/$arch
Well for the arch.mirror.constant.com mirror at the top, its certainly there. so doing
pacman -Syyu python-polibShould find the package.For sanity’s sake, you are on a X86_64 system, right?
absolutely. i’ve tried this on two x86 systems as well, my desktop and laptop. if there’s no quick fix or obvious problem, i’m not above doing a full reinstall to fix this.
i’ll spin up a vm to test too
I suppose you could also clean out cached packages with
pacman -Sccand then delete the package database files in/var/lib/pacman/syncso that you know for a fact that you are getting a fresh sync and it not depending on anything cached.but the package is certainly there, are you able to directly download it from https://arch.mirror.constant.com/extra/os/x86_64/python-polib-1.2.0-2-any.pkg.tar.zst from a browser?
yep, dns points me to 108.61.5.83 and i can get there by hostname and address thru the browser. i spun up a new live arch session i built with archiso. still can’t get a hit thru pacman tho. really can’t explain it.
Entertain me, what’s the output of
pacman -Qi python| grep Architecture?pacman -Qi python | grep ArchitectureyieldsArchitecture : x86_64this 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/mirrorlistDoes 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/$repo/os/$archthese 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
extrarepo.