{"record":{"id":"90e0a6c73e8a0014","repo":"Jguer/yay","slug":"could-not-find-all-required-packages-s-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"could not find all required packages: %s %s","messagePattern":"could not find all required packages: (.+?) (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"local_install.go","lineNumber":98,"sourceCode":"\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"%s: %w\", gotext.Get(\"failed to parse .SRCINFO\"), err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tsrcInfos[targetDir] = pkgbuild\n\t}\n\n\tgrapher := dep.NewGrapher(dbExecutor, aurCache, false, settings.NoConfirm,\n\t\tcmdArgs.ExistsDouble(\"d\", \"nodeps\"), noCheck, cmdArgs.ExistsArg(\"needed\"),\n\t\trun.Logger.Child(\"grapher\"))\n\tgraph, err := grapher.GraphFromSrcInfos(ctx, nil, srcInfos)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\n\topService := sync.NewOperationService(ctx, dbExecutor, run)\n\tvar errs []error\n\ttargets := graph.TopoSortedLayers(func(name string, ii *dep.InstallInfo) error {\n\t\tif ii.Source == dep.Missing {\n\t\t\terrs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(\"%w: %s %s\", ErrPackagesNotFound, name, ii.Version))\n\t\t}\n\t\treturn nil\n\t})\n\n\tif err := errors.Join(errs...); err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\treturn opService.Run(ctx, run, cmdArgs, targets, []string{})\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":80,"sourceCodeEnd":108,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Jguer/yay/blob/328f4b4939fb35f38c2f7c7ce3b8638a839bafa5/local_install.go#L80-L108","documentation":"Yay wraps ErrPackagesNotFound when dependency graph resolution finds install targets whose Source is dep.Missing, i.e. a package name (and version) that could not be resolved from repos or the AUR. The message is formed as 'could not find all required packages: <name> <version>' per missing target, joined via errors.Join before install proceeds. It is a deliberate abort so partial/incorrect installs never happen.","triggerScenarios":"sync.NewOperationService-driven install flow calls graph.TopoSortedLayers; any dep.InstallInfo with Source == dep.Missing (package name typo, package removed from AUR, repo not synced, wrong repo priority, or an unsatisfiable version constraint) appends ErrPackagesNotFound and the joined error aborts the operation.","commonSituations":"Typo'd package names on the command line or as deps; a deprecated/deleted AUR package; pacman db not synced (no -y) so repo packages look missing; version requirements like pkg>=99 that no provider satisfies.","solutions":["Run with updated sync db first: yay -Syu (or pacman -Sy) so repo data is fresh","Verify each name/version: yay -Ss <name>; fix typos or drop stale version constraints","Search the AUR web UI — if the pkgbase was removed, find a fork or replacement","If it's a dep of another AUR pkg, check/update that pkgbuild's depends or build the dep manually"],"exampleFix":"// before\nerr := fmt.Errorf(\"%w: %s %s\", ErrPackagesNotFound, name, ii.Version) // surfaced as 'could not find all required packages: foo 2.0'\n// after\n// resolve cause first: ensure db is synced and the name/version actually exists, then retry the install\nif err := exec.Command(\"pacman\", \"-Sy\").Run(); err != nil { ... }\n_, ok := aurClient.Search(ctx, name); if !ok { log.Fatalf(\"package %s not found in AUR/repos\", name) }","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// resolve each target before install\nfor _, name := range pkgNames {\n    if _, _, e := aurClient.Info(ctx, []string{name}); e != nil || results.Empty() {\n        if !repoExists(name) { return fmt.Errorf(\"package %q not found in repos or AUR\", name) }\n    }\n}\n// and keep the local db fresh: exec.Command(\"pacman\", \"-Sy\")","typeGuard":"func isPackagesNotFound(err error) bool { return errors.Is(err, ErrPackagesNotFound) }","tryCatchPattern":"if err := yayInstall(pkgs); err != nil {\n    if isPackagesNotFound(err) {\n        for _, sc := range strings.Split(err.Error(), \"\\n\") { log.Printf(\"missing: %s\", sc) }\n        return // don't retry blindly; fix names/versions first\n    }\n    return err\n}","preventionTips":["Run pacman -Sy before installs so repo data isn't stale","Validate package names with yay -Ss / aur RPC Info before installing","Pin versions that actually exist; avoid speculative version constraints in helper scripts","Watch AUR removal notices for packages you depend on"],"tags":["aur","dependency-resolution","pacman"],"backgroundTag":"missing-dependency","analyzedSha":"328f4b4939fb35f38c2f7c7ce3b8638a839bafa5","analyzedAt":"2026-09-07T16:45:12.608Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-07T16:45:12.608Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-16T09:17:16.951Z"}