Package Details: arch-update 4.4.1-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/arch-update.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: arch-update
Description: An interactive update notifier & applier that assists you with important pre / post update tasks
Upstream URL: https://github.com/Antiz96/arch-update
Keywords: applet aur check icon notification notify pacman paru pikaur systray update yay
Licenses: GPL-3.0-or-later
Submitter: Antiz
Maintainer: Antiz
Last Packager: Antiz
Votes: 74
Popularity: 12.13
First Submitted: 2022-03-30 19:53 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-09-16 21:15 (UTC)

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Antiz commented on 2024-05-10 21:29 (UTC) (edited on 2026-07-24 19:59 (UTC) by Antiz)

To start and enable the automated update checks and the systray applet, run:

arch-update --check --enable
arch-update --tray --enable

See this https://github.com/Antiz96/arch-update?tab=readme-ov-file#usage for more details.

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Antiz commented on 2026-09-06 20:35 (UTC)

@friedev Thanks for the report! The Makefile should now honor CARGO_TARGET_DIR (since v4.2.2).

friedev commented on 2026-09-06 13:04 (UTC)

Exporting CARGO_TARGET_DIR breaks package():

==> Starting package()...
# Install main script
install -Dm 755 "src/arch-update.sh" "/home/USER/.cache/yay/arch-update/pkg/arch-update/usr/bin/arch-update"
# Install libraries
install -Dm 755 src/lib/* -t "/home/USER/.cache/yay/arch-update/pkg/arch-update/usr/share/arch-update/lib/"
# Install systray applet
install -Dm 755 "src/tray/target/release/arch-update-tray" "/home/USER/.cache/yay/arch-update/pkg/arch-update/usr/lib/arch-update/arch-update-tray"
install: cannot stat 'src/tray/target/release/arch-update-tray': No such file or directory
make: *** [Makefile:32: install] Error 1

Fix: unset CARGO_TARGET_DIR before making the package:

env -u CARGO_TARGET_DIR makepkg

Or, to apply the fix to all Cargo packages, unset it in your makepkg.conf:

unset CARGO_TARGET_DIR

@Antiz Consider unsetting it in build() as a quick fix.

diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index cd7a68d..c20dc89 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ prepare() {

 build() {
    cd "${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+   unset CARGO_TARGET_DIR
    make
 }

I think a better long-term fix would be updating the Makefile to respect CARGO_TARGET_DIR when set.

Antiz commented on 2026-08-19 07:27 (UTC)

@danyuri86 @vandraren Thanks for the kind words!

However, I'm afraid there's little to no chance for Arch-Update to ever enter the Arch Linux official repository in the current state of things... The fact that it wraps pacman for some operations and the support for AUR updates (even if optional) probably disqualifies it for an eventual promotion (see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Package_Maintainer_guidelines#Rules_for_packages_entering_the_extra_repository).

vandraren commented on 2026-08-19 07:00 (UTC)

this needs to be in extra yesterday. Voted.

danyuri86 commented on 2026-03-27 20:53 (UTC)

just voted for this package, hope it finds its way into official repo its flawless

niluzz commented on 2026-02-27 18:04 (UTC)

Gnome is slow to respond. It's also not possible to move the icon in the system tray to your desired location

Antiz commented on 2024-05-10 21:29 (UTC) (edited on 2026-07-24 19:59 (UTC) by Antiz)

To start and enable the automated update checks and the systray applet, run:

arch-update --check --enable
arch-update --tray --enable

See this https://github.com/Antiz96/arch-update?tab=readme-ov-file#usage for more details.

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