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Add a pacman hook that runs update-notify for each logged-in user with the timer active, and a path unit that users can point at their local repo databases to refresh after aur build.
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Daniele Fucini
2026-10-16 09:34:19 +02:00
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@@ -42,6 +42,28 @@ systemctl --user enable --now update-notify.timer
The timer runs 5 minutes after boot, then every 6 hours.
A pacman hook also runs update-notify after every pacman transaction, for each logged-in user whose timer is active, so the notification and the status bar file are current right after an upgrade.
### Refresh after building packages
Building into a local repository (`aur build`, `aur sync`) doesn't run pacman, so the hook can't catch it. To run update-notify whenever a repository changes, add the repository files to watch to `update-notify.path`:
```
systemctl --user edit update-notify.path
```
```
[Path]
PathChanged=/home/aur-local/aur-local.db.tar.gz.sig
PathChanged=/home/custom-pkgs/custom-pkgs.db.tar.gz.sig
```
Watch the `.db.tar.gz.sig` file for signed repositories, or `.db.tar.gz` for unsigned ones (`.db` is a symlink). Then enable it:
```
systemctl --user enable --now update-notify.path
```
## Usage
```
@@ -80,7 +102,7 @@ aur <pkg> <newver>
kernel <custom-pkg> <stock-ver>
```
The file reflects the last run. To keep a bar current after an upgrade, drop entries whose installed version (`pacman -Q`) is no longer older than `newver`, or, for `kernel` lines, whose custom build has caught up with `stock-ver` (ignoring `pkgrel`). This only reads local data, so it's cheap to run often.
The file reflects the last run, which the pacman hook and `update-notify.path` keep close to current. To keep a bar current in between, drop entries whose installed version (`pacman -Q`) is no longer older than `newver`, or, for `kernel` lines, whose custom build has caught up with `stock-ver` (ignoring `pkgrel`). This only reads local data, so it's cheap to run often.
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