Lets say you are downloading a package with x dependencies. i.e. x+1
packages in all:
Pacman tells you that you have x+1 targets. But if x+1 is a large
number, which is usually the case when the system is being set up or
updated, the user loses track of the number of packages that have been
downloaded and the number remaining a short while after the downloads
commence.
Debian's apt-get has a really good feature. If the nth package
(n<=x+1) is being downloaded, you'll see that in every line: "[n/x+1]"
which tells you how many you've downloaded and how many you are yet to
is present. This will help the user keep track. =)
If someone can guide me here, I guess we can add this feature to pacman
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Bhargav Prasanna
<bhargavprasanna@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Lets say you are downloading a package with x dependencies. i.e. x+1
> packages in all:
>
> Pacman tells you that you have x+1 targets. But if x+1 is a large
> number, which is usually the case when the system is being set up or
> updated, the user loses track of the number of packages that have been
> downloaded and the number remaining a short while after the downloads
> commence.
>
> Debian's apt-get has a really good feature. If the nth package
> (n<=x+1) is being downloaded, you'll see that in every line: "[n/x+1]"
> which tells you how many you've downloaded and how many you are yet to
> is present. This will help the user keep track. =)
>
> If someone can guide me here, I guess we can add this feature to pacman
You might find TotalDownload a lot more useful, as # of packages when
downloading is a lot less useful than overall download progress. man
pacman.conf
-Dan
11-12-2009, 05:31 AM
Allan McRae
apt-get style information for users in pacman
Dan McGee wrote:
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Bhargav Prasanna
<bhargavprasanna@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
Lets say you are downloading a package with x dependencies. i.e. x+1
packages in all:
Pacman tells you that you have x+1 targets. But if x+1 is a large
number, which is usually the case when the system is being set up or
updated, the user loses track of the number of packages that have been
downloaded and the number remaining a short while after the downloads
commence.
Debian's apt-get has a really good feature. If the nth package
(n<=x+1) is being downloaded, you'll see that in every line: "[n/x+1]"
which tells you how many you've downloaded and how many you are yet to
is present. This will help the user keep track. =)
If someone can guide me here, I guess we can add this feature to pacman
You might find TotalDownload a lot more useful, as # of packages when
downloading is a lot less useful than overall download progress. man
pacman.conf
An an FYI, there is a really old bug report requesting this:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/833
Allan
11-12-2009, 07:00 AM
Bhargav Prasanna
apt-get style information for users in pacman
2009/11/12 Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>:
> Dan McGee wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Bhargav Prasanna
>> <bhargavprasanna@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Lets say you are downloading a package with x dependencies. i.e. x+1
>>> packages in all:
>>>
>>> Pacman tells you that you have x+1 targets. But if x+1 is a large
>>> number, which is usually the case when the system is being set up or
>>> updated, the user loses track of the number of packages that have been
>>> downloaded and the number remaining a short while after the downloads
>>> commence.
>>>
>>> Debian's apt-get has a really good feature. If the nth package
>>> (n<=x+1) is being downloaded, you'll see that in every line: "[n/x+1]"
>>> which tells you how many you've downloaded and how many you are yet to
>>> is present. This will help the user keep track. =)
>>>
>>> If someone can guide me here, I guess we can add this feature to pacman
>>
>> You might find TotalDownload a lot more useful, as # of packages when
>> downloading is a lot less useful than overall download progress. man
>> pacman.conf
>>
>
> An an FYI, there is a really old bug report requesting this:
> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/833
>
> Allan
>
>
>
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org> wrote:
>
> An an FYI, there is a really old bug report requesting this:
> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/833
>
1 got lost !
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8331
11-12-2009, 04:41 PM
Bhargav Prasanna
apt-get style information for users in pacman
2009/11/12 Xavier <shiningxc@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org> wrote:
>>
>> An an FYI, there is a really old bug report requesting this:
>> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/833
>>
>
> 1 got lost !
>
> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/8331
>
>
yes it did.. and I figured it out by searching.. =)
apt-get style information for users in pacman
