Compiz Broken [Fixed]

Updated this morning, now can't get compiz to start-> leaves me without windows borders or any of the compiz effects.
When I try to start fusion-icon I get:
* Detected Session: kde
* Searching for installed applications...
* NVIDIA on Xorg detected, exporting: __GL_YIELD=NOTHING
* Using the GTK Interface
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
* Starting Compiz
... executing: compiz --replace --sm-disable --ignore-desktop-hints ccp --loose-binding
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
compiz (core) - Error: Plugin 'core' has ABI version '20090207', expected ABI version '20080828'.
compiz (ccp) - Error: InitObject failed
compiz (core) - Error: Couldn't activate plugin 'ccp'
Last edited by virati (2009-02-24 17:55:05)

Where exactly did you guys get compiz 0.8?
Even with forcing my mirror to sync it shows:
[kurt@arch ~]$ pacman -Ss compiz-core
community/compiz-core 0.7.8-1 (compiz compiz-kde compiz-gtk compiz-fusion)
Composite manager for Aiglx and Xgl
So now when i go to do a pacman -Syu I get:
[kurt@arch ~]$ sudo pacman -Syyu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
testing 13.3K 58.4K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
core 32.2K 97.8K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
extra 390.4K 283.9K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
community 363.5K 280.3K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
error: cannot resolve "compiz-core>=0.8.0", a dependency of "libcompizconfig"
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: libcompizconfig: requires compiz-core>=0.8.0
It also appears my mirror is synced up to date. If I search for dssi which the website says is the newest package it shows the newest version:
[kurt@arch ~]$ pacman -Ss dssi
testing/dssi 1.0.0-1
DSSI is an API for audio plugins, with particular application for software
synthesis plugins with native user interfaces.
Any ideas?

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