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fix: resolve issue #256 - properly handle multi-line Required By output from pacman -Qi #266

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27 changes: 22 additions & 5 deletions user_scripts/arch_setup_scripts/scripts/010_package_removal.sh
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Expand Up @@ -221,13 +221,30 @@ resolve_safe_removals() {
for pkg in "${current_check[@]}"; do
local req_str
# Force C locale to guarantee standard English output for reliable parsing
req_str=$(LC_ALL=C pacman -Qi -- "$pkg" 2>/dev/null | grep '^Required By' | cut -d':' -f2- || true)
req_str=$(LC_ALL=C pacman -Qi -- "$pkg" 2>/dev/null | awk '
/^Required By/ {
sub(/^[^:]*: */, "")
if ($0 == "None") {
in_req = 0
next
}
print $0
in_req = 1
next
}
in_req && /^ +/ {
print $0
next
}
/^[A-Za-z]/ {
in_req = 0
}
' || true)

local -a req_pkgs
read -ra req_pkgs <<< "$req_str"
local -a req_pkgs=($req_str)

# If required by something other than "None"
if (( ${#req_pkgs[@]} > 0 )) && [[ "${req_pkgs[0]}" != "None" ]]; then
# If required by something (i.e. array is not empty)
if (( ${#req_pkgs[@]} > 0 )); then
local req_pkg is_safe=1

for req_pkg in "${req_pkgs[@]}"; do
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