[pacman-mirrors] 4.7.4 update - Fix for uncaught IndexError

[linux-aarhus]

[4.7.4] fix for uncaught IndexError

:: Status

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       BRANCH             REPO       ARCH                              JOB

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     unstable             core     x86_64          finished package commit

:: Process session successfully finished.
:: Pulling changes...
obtaining remote repository packages...
remove core/x86_64/pacman-mirrors-4.7.4-2-any.pkg.tar.xz.sig
replace core/x86_64/pacman-mirrors-4.7.4-2-any.pkg.tar.xz
:: Branch is up-to-date now.

The error occurs when the mirror pool is out of uptodate mirrors.

Reset the mirror pool with

sudo pacman-mirrors -c all

[linux-aarhus]

[pacman-mirrors] 4.7.5 - isolating the root cause

An unexpected error surfaced - an uncaught IndexError. While handling it is a good measure - it is even better to understand why and to correct the root cause. Technical stuff The error rose from not handling x32 branches correct. Before Arch dropped x32, pacman-mirrors was happy to serve both architectures. When x32 was officially dropped and manjaro32 was born, some minor changes ensured pacman-mirrors selected the right branch for the mirror list creation. With the introduce of sanity ch…