User:Svito/AUR helpers

This is draft for AUR helpers. Use Template:Comment for suggestions on the draft page.

Comment: Maybe a smaller or no fixed width? The GUI table (AUR helpers#Graphical) is not 100% either. -- Alad (talk) 19:58, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Comment: 100% agreed ;) Unfixed width for all tables and it looks better on any resolution IMO. -- Svito (talk) 20:56, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Search and download only

Comment: From User:halosghost: Search/Download-only could be a good section title, because some of these tools support package downloads as well. -- Alad (talk) 21:56, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Name	Written in	File review	Reliable parser	Reliable solver	Git clone	Shell completion	Notes
pbgetAUR	Python	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	–	–
yaahAUR	Bash	Yes	Yes	–	Optional	bash	–
auracle-gitAUR	C++	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	–	print build order
cowerAUR	C	Yes	Yes	–	No	bash, zsh	regex support, sort by votes/popularity
package-queryAUR	C	Yes	No [1]	–	–	–	–
repoctlAUR	Go	Yes	Yes [2]	–	No	zsh	local repository support
aurelAUR	Emacs Lisp	Yes	–	–	No	–	Discontinued. Emacs integration

AUR only

Name	Written in	File review	Clean build	Reliable parser	Reliable solver	Split packages	Git clone	Diff view	Batch interaction	Shell completion	Notes
aurutilsAUR	Bash/C	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	zsh	vifm, local repository, package signing, clean chroot support, sort by votes/popularity
naamanAUR	Python	Optional	Yes	Yes	Partial	Partial	Yes	No	1*	bash	Automatic builds by default, use --fetch to disable, use -d to enable the solver
repofishAUR	Bash	Optional	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	1*	–	Automatic builds by default, use check or update to disable, local repository support
aurgetAUR	Bash	Optional	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	–	bash, zsh	sort by votes
spinachAUR	Bash	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	–	–	Discontinued.
burgaurAUR	Python/C	Optional	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	–	–	Discontinued. Wrapper for cower

Pacman wrappers

When used as replacement for pacman(8) commands such as pacman -Syu, the following are obeyed by default: [3]

• do not separate commands, for example pacman -Syu is not split to pacman -Sy and pacman -S packages;
• use pacman directly instead of manual database manipulation or usage of libalpm(3).
  • In addition, potentially harmful commands such as pacman -Ud, pacman -Rdd, pacman --ask or pacman --force are not used.

Warning:

• Notwithstanding these criteria, AUR helpers may deviate from pacman(8) in various ways, in particular for installation of packages in the official repositories. Such usage is therefore not supported or recommended.
• Keep in mind that using the same command for official and user-submitted packages blurs the lines between packages that are supported, and packages that might be arbitrary broken things; latter requiring careful attention before installation.

Name	Written in	File review	Clean build	Reliable parser	Reliable solver	Split packages	Git clone	Diff view	Batch interaction	Shell completion	Notes
yayAUR	Go	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1, 2*, 3*	bash, fish, zsh	fetch PGP keys, sort by votes/popularity, prompt architecture
pakkuAUR	Nim	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	bash, zsh	Splits pacman -Syu. ABS support, AUR comments, fetch PGP keys
pikaurAUR	Python	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1, 2, 3	bash, fish, zsh	Splits pacman -Syu. Dynamic users, multilingual, sort by votes/popularity, print news, ignore errors
trizenAUR	Perl	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	1*	bash, zsh, fish	Automatic builds by default, use -G to disable, AUR comments
bauerbillAUR	Python	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1	bash, zsh	Trust management, ABS support, extends Powerpill
PKGBUILDerAUR	Python	Optional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	No	1*	–	Automatic builds by default, use -F to disable; multilingual
auraAUR	Haskell	Optional	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Partial	1*	bash, zsh	Automatic builds by default, use --dryrun to disable, downgrade support, multilingual
wrapaurAUR	Bash	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	–	–	Mirror updates, print news and AUR comments
packer-aur-gitAUR	Bash	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	–	–	–
yaourtAUR	Bash/C	No [4] [5]	No	No	No	No	Optional	Optional	2	bash, zsh, fish	Splits pacman -Syu. Backup (modifies pacman database!), ABS support, print AUR comments, multilingual
pacaurAUR	Bash/C	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1, 3	bash, zsh	Discontinued; uses pacman -Ud. Multilingual, sort by votes/popularity
aurmanAUR	Python	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1, 2*, 3*	bash, fish	Closed development. Fetch PGP keys, sort by votes/popularity, print news

Comment: "Closed development" is more accurate than "Not for public use" in aurman's Notes. Anyone can use aurman by installing the AUR package, they just can't participate in development. -- Alad (talk) 22:11, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Comment: I think using a separate section for pacman wrappers deals with the problematic perfectly. However, I'm unsure if issues should be included in the Specificity column (as done for yaourt below; splits -Syu is missing for some entries). The column is to the far right of the table and may be overlooked. That said, a second column might be overkill. I wonder what incorporating remarks on pacman wrapping in the Name column would look like. Alad (talk) 19:53, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Comment: Changed Specifity to Notes, added split pacman -Syu and colored helper column accordingly. Thanks for all feedback! -- Svito (talk) 21:06, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

The warning on pacman wrappers could probably be included here, instead of the criteria. -- Alad (talk) 19:54, 21 August 2018 (UTC)