> > What do you need base-meta and base-devel-meta for? > > pacman -S base and pacman -S base-devel install every package of these > groups. And with this method you always automatically get the latest > group packages. > > pacman -Rs base and pacman -Rs base-devel deinstall these groups. > > Btw., base is automatically installed during the first installation > from the install CD anyway. And not having base installed can have > curious effects. > > I'd rather suggest deleting these packages from AUR. > > Heiko >
I adopted those packages from orphan status. It's for people who like to manage their dependencies carefully. Thus one need only base-devel-meta as explicit and the rest of the toolchain (gcc, patch, etc.) can be made into dependencies without showing up in pacman -Qtd. I don't actually use those packages. -- Kiwis and Limes: http://kaitocracy.blogspot.com/
