xbps-query -RX repository overrides

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
c
Domain
cli

Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start at the xbps-query -RX command path and trace how packages are selected across repositories; done means repository precedence is honored instead of checking every repository.

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Description

bug

xbps-query -RX checks packages in all repositories instead of letting repositories overwrite packages.

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