--hotedit install files.

[trusktr]

It'd be nice if --hotedit allowed us to edit install files too, not just PKGBUILD files.

[mrak]

Interesting. This would be convenient. Make it use eval $EDITOR PKGBUILD *.install (or whichever way aura does it) or similar?

[fosskers]

You're right @trusktr and I've been meaning to add this functionality in for a while. It would consist of checking for a .install as not all packages have them, then prompting the user and then performing a shell call similar to what @mrak suggested.

[dhouck]

Would it be reasonable to include the other files in the AUR or ABS tree? This would be useful, for example, to install the community/9base package to a non-default location. This package has three files in the ABS tree (the PKGBUILD and two small shell scripts), all of which would need to be edited and none of which are .install files.

[fosskers]

@dhouck Interesting, I didn't know such a thing happened. See #217

[trusktr]

Perhaps three prompts, for example:

Edit PGKBUILD? [Y/N]
Edit .install? [Y/N]
Edit other files? [Y/N]

The second prompt only appears when the .install file is present, and the third only when other files are present and they are text files.

Or perhaps it can prompt for each file?

Edit PGKBUILD? [Y/N]
Edit .install? [Y/N]
Edit lorem.sh? [Y/N]
Edit ipsum.sh? [Y/N]

[fosskers]

I like the idea of prompting for all files that are present.

[fosskers]

After 6 years, the time has come.

[fosskers]

Thanks for your patience. The change will be included in Aura's upcoming release.