Can't install AUR packages(makepkg: invalid option '--asroot')[SOLVED]

Question

I've been unable to install any AUR packages with either packer or yaourt since a couple days ago possibly after a system update.
For example if I try to install kodi-standalone-service:
sudo packer -S kodi-standalone-service
(Type - y, n, n)
makepkg: invalid option '--asroot'
The build failed.
This happens to all packages I tried including ones that I installed  before with the same command. I installed yaourt after I started to get this error but fails just like packer. I tried running as root or normal user with same results.
In case it matters, these are the steps I used to install packer.
I am at a loss as to why it suddenly stopped working, any ideas?
Last edited by dominicm (2015-01-04 01:41:15)

Answer 1

slithery wrote:
dominicm wrote:
slithery wrote:
The --asroot option has been removed from makepkg, which you would know if you searched the forum before posting...
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=191635
I googled the error with no relevant results, then I searched the forum to make sure it wasn't solved with no relevant results returned for the search term "makepkg: invalid option '--asroot')". It's ironic that you accused me of not searching when you haven't bothered to search the error message yourself. If you had you would know the search does not return useful results until this post.
Sorry, I only searched for --asroot which brought up several relevant threads.
No big deal, but in general you shouldn't post things like "search the forum" as it's rarely helpful, and when it is the thread should probably be closed it those cases anyways...