[pkgcore] #240: Show info on testing packages on a stable system

[pkgcore]

#240: Show info on testing packages on a stable system
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Reporter: ArneBab | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 0.6
Component: pkgcore | Version: 0.5.11.8
Keywords: |
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Hi,

I run a stable system with a good deal of testing packages and I often
stumble over not seeing a testing package at all when using pkgcore.

What I’d love to see is something like the following flow (on a stible
system - on an ~arch system accordingsly with only unstable):

{{{
$ pmerge atom
if in_stable(atom): return merge(atom)

if in_testing(atom):
deps = check_all_dependencies(atom, testing=True) + [atom]
testing_deps = [dep for dep in deps if not in_stable(dep)]
return print("To merge the package", atom, "you need to unmask the
following packages", testing_deps)

if in_unstable(atom):
deps = check_all_dependencies(atom, unstable=True) + [atom]
testing_deps = [dep for dep in deps if not in_stable(dep) and
in_testing(dep)]
unstable_deps = [dep for dep in deps if not in_stable(dep) and not
in_testing(dep)]
print("To merge the package", atom, "you need to unmask the following
testing packages for your ~arch", testing_deps, "and the following
unstable packages via cathegory/package **", unstable_deps)
}}}

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