Someone told me instead of build the app from source code fr github, which one have to constantly rebuild when arch upgraded… he told me to use helper to manage the rebuild … What does that mean and works?

Sorry to hear that, but it’s simply the fastest and least disruptive way to get the information yourself

How will you know the software author has released a new version?

No prob.. i will try to read that long text. if got problem understanding again, i will ask .

I think the issue is not that.. It is the problem with arch update or upgrade.. that causes the program to fail to run.

hence need rebuild

So you don’t update your softwares?

If it runs well, i won’t.. but usually it is arch that upgrade and hence the program failed to work

Oh no, a Debian guy

haha.. but not got this path first..

Pls enlighten me with my doubt first. 👆

Whatever you do, softwares requires updates, for having newer versions or to make it working with the other changes the OS had

Yes, that’s the point… “to make it working with the other changes the OS had”

so, each time rolling update occurs.. the package failed.. hence need to rebuild manually.. since it does not auto

You can rebuild anything by hand, by downloading the build instructions from AUR and build them all using makepkg (or similar)

Or you can use an automated tool which tracks updates and allow you to build the packages with one command

Not EACH time
You have to REBUILD when a library changed its ABI

It may and it will happen

I guess this is what the person was telling me: 👉Or you can use an automated tool which tracks updates and allow you to build the packages with one command
but i have no idea .. can your roughly brief me.. so i know where to search and read more when i needed it

API ?

Wiki for AUR helpers

what is the title of that ?

What I told you

API or ABI, mostly the second

You told me so much stuff.. impossible for me to search such long text.

https://t.me/archlinuxgroup/603714

I don’t know there is such thing as ABI.. i only knew API

@ArticOcean copy paste to Google, first result

Google will explain you the difference, this is not related to Arch Linux

What is this link ? it leads me to no where.

Don’t be lazy, please

No spoon-feeding here

no, i am not asking spoon feeding, i don’t know how to search.

What part of
AUR HELPERS
You missed?

This spam really is a little much now, imo

You mean if i read https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository , i will have my answer of “Or you can use an automated tool which tracks updates and allow you to build the packages with one command” ?

Answer my question