aur

Affected Version

Tested:
yay v11.1.0 - libalpm v13.0.1
yay v11.1.0.r4.g09695c6 - libalpm v13.0.1
The issue likely goes back for many versions.

Describe the bug

If you attempt to install an AUR devel package and it fails for whatever reason, the package still gets added to vcs.json. This means that the git repository for the package will be checked on any system upgrade with

$ python3 ./pikaur.py -Vq
Pikaur v1.8-dev
Pacman v6.0.1 - libalpm v13.0.1 - pyalpm v0.10.6

Attached log:

$ python3 ./pikaur.py -S --rebuild --verbose --pikaur-debug pikaur
:: debug: Pikaur operation found for sys.argv=['./pikaur.py', '-S', '--rebuild', '--verbose', '--pikaur-debug', 'pikaur']: cli_install_packages
:: debug: install_info_fetcher: Gonna fetch insta

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Files stored in /var/log are usually temporary, for pacstall however, it's not. When I was cleaning my system with bleachbit, it automatically deleted /var/log/pacstall/metadata which causes pacstall to not recognize any installed pacstall programs.

Describe the solution you'd like
Move /var/log/pacstall/metadata to

It would be very helpful to be able to list all packages managed by rua, and list what's the currently installed version, as well as whether there is a newer verson available.

I have multiple packages installed from AUR which are offered for update every time I run yup but IMHO they shouldn't.

I.e. in todays output:

==> Checking for AUR updates...

==> Found 2 local package(s) that are newer than their AUR package
    numix-icon-theme-pack-git  r6767-1 has AUR version r6086-1
    ttf-consolas-with-yahei-powerline-git  r.-1 has AUR version r14.b6e9163-1