[Feature] view already installed package when pacman -Ss

Question

Maybe I've miss something but when I pacman -Ss sth
I have a list of package related to this sth but it would be nice to know if it's already installed
Also yaourt include this feature already
Last edited by ChoK (2008-10-25 20:46:58)

Answer 1

Here's a script that you can use to search the repos and see which of the results you already have installed:
#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
import os
import re
# colors
CURRENT_VERSION="\x1B[0;32m" # used if installed version is the current version
OLDER_VERSION="\x1B[0;36m" # used if installed version is an older version
RESET="\x1B[0;39m" # the default color
def get_args():
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
return ' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
else:
return ''
local_pkgs = {}
local_regex = re.compile('(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s*(?:\n|$)')
local_list = os.popen('pacman -Q').read().rstrip()
for match in local_regex.findall(local_list):
(pkg,ver) = match
local_pkgs[pkg] = ver
search_regex = re.compile('((\S*?/)(\S+)\s+(\S+)(.*?)\n(\s+.*?)(?:\n|$))')
search_list = os.popen('pacman -Ss'+get_args()).read().rstrip()
for match in search_regex.findall(search_list):
(full,repo,pkg,ver,group,desc) = match
if local_pkgs.has_key(pkg):
if ver == local_pkgs[pkg]:
print "%s%s%s %s%s\n%s" % (CURRENT_VERSION,repo,pkg,ver,RESET,desc)
else:
print "%s%s%s %s%s\n%s" % (OLDER_VERSION,repo,pkg,ver,RESET,desc)
else:
print full.rstrip()
Just pass it the search term that you would pass pacman. I've added 4 comments at the top to make it clear how to change the output colors if you want.