On 02/03/2020 18:06, Bill Stewart wrote:
I would like to reinstall a set of packages and automatically install the
source for only those packages.
The packages are currently installed, and I am using a Setup command line
like this:
<setup> -I -P "package1,package2,package3"
The description in --help for -I states "Automatically install source for
every package installed".
It would seem that, in this case, since the named packages are already
installed and up-to-date, the -I option does nothing.
Is my analysis correct?
This is correct.
If so, what is the way to automate source download for a set of packages
that are already installed?
If a package is listed for both -x and -P, it is reinstalled, so while
not ideal, you might be able to achieve something like what you want
with 'setup -I -x "package1,package2,package3" -P
"package1,package2,package3"'
An option which explicitly just installs the source for a specified
package might be useful.
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