[feature request] "--needed" switch in aura.conf

[Earthling-Z3R0]

Since I don't want to re-install packages/dependencies that are already present on the system, I keep appending "--needed" to my -S commands. Is it possible to add this as a toggle in aura.conf, since there is no such option in pacman.conf ?!

[D0nnieD4rk0]

just add those commands as aliases in your .bashrc

[Earthling-Z3R0]

I didn't realize I can do "aura -needed -S appname".
I always appeneded "--needed" at the end of line.
So yes, I can now indeed alias "aura" to "aura --needed" and then append the actualy operators I want to use.

I hope the "--needed" bit doesn't interfere with operators other than "-A" or "-S".
(In that case I would have to name the alias different from "aura" which I would like to avoid.)

Thanks for the hint.

Anyway, I still think this switch would be nice to have on aura.conf :)

[fosskers]

This is a reasonable request, I can check the current config settings and add it.

[Earthling-Z3R0]

Awesome!! 👍

[fosskers]

Hi there, I'm sorry it took so long to get back around to this. Is this use of --needed still necessary for you?