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Had to add python-setuptools to the depends array in the PKGBUILD to get it to build.

EDIT:

OK, I rebuild pkgbrowser adding a makedepends array in the PKGBUILD. ie: makedepends=('python-setuptools') inserted below the depends array.

Pkgbrowser doesn't need python-setuptools to run, so no point in having it listed as a dependency.

I build both with my AUR helper, https://github.com/Cody-Learner/aurch , and in a clean chroot using pkgctl build. The 'pkgctl' script is provided by the devtools package.

@galvez_65: How do you figure?

In Python 3.12, distutils will no longer be installed by make install or any of the first-party distribution. Third-party redistributors should no longer include distutils in their bundles or repositories.

-- https://peps.python.org/pep-0632/#specification

python3 src/setup.py build_ext --inplace --build-temp build
/usr/bin/pyuic5 --from-imports -o pkgbrowser/ui/about.py designer/about.ui
/usr/bin/pyuic5 --from-imports -o pkgbrowser/ui/help.py designer/help.ui
/usr/bin/pyuic5 --from-imports -o pkgbrowser/ui/window.py designer/window.ui
pyrcc5 -o pkgbrowser/ui/resources_rc.py resources.qrc
python3 -m compileall -ql pkgbrowser pkgbrowser/ui
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/build/pkgbrowser/src/pkgbrowser-0.28/src/setup.py", line 1, in <module>
    from distutils.core import setup, Extension
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
make: *** [Makefile:34: alpm] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

EDIT: Adding python-setuptools to makedepends() allows it to build successfully.

I agree!

I believe that removing the pacman<6.1 and python<3.12 restrictions would make it more robust, there would be no need to fix after every pacman and python update. Those updates might break but they would break it anyway.

editing the PKGBUILD file changing python from <3.12 to <3.13 and bumping the release allows this to be installed. I've not done extensive testing but it starts and does a simple search.

installing python (3.12.3-1) breaks dependency 'python<3.12' required by pkgbrowser

@siliconmeadow: Thanks, too.

@galvez_65: Yes, it does.

@siliconmeadow thank you your patch looks like its working

Patch to work with pacman 6.1:

diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 80ff458..d3f22a5 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pkgdesc='A utility for browsing pacman databases and the AUR'
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://codeberg.org/kachelaqa/$pkgname"
 license=('GPL2')
-depends=('pacman>=4.1' 'pacman<6.1' 'python>=3.2' 'python<3.12' 'python-pyqt5')
+depends=('pacman>=4.1' 'pacman<6.2' 'python>=3.2' 'python<3.12' 'python-pyqt5')
 install="$pkgname.install"
 source=("https://codeberg.org/kachelaqa/$pkgname/releases/download/v$pkgver/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz")
 md5sums=('0d10a01c6cc64ba0057f38e528c5778b')

Heads up: pacman 6.1.0-2 in testing repo and should land in stable soon, and this package depends on pacman<6.1.