On 12/07/13 13:03, Drew DeVault wrote:
>> Optional dependencies are (or should be) listed in a PKGBUILD in order
>> of importance.  We previously rejected outputting them in alphabetical
>> order because of this.   Given this patch just groups the installed/not
>> installed nature of the optdepend, I suppose this is more reasonable,
>> but I am still reluctant.
> I can see the concern, but I think the importance of having a package 
> installed disappears once you already have it.
>> Also, surely uninstalled optdepends are the more important ones and
>> should be listed first.
> The idea was getting them closer to the end of the output, where your caret 
> will be prepared to type them in and install.
> 

But that puts the most important uninstalled optdep in the middle of the
output.



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