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feat(sort): add --auto sorting and restrict to interactive menus - #1493

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Users have requested --bottomup as the default sorting behavior. However, paru wraps pacman and should mimic its behavior, which uses topdown ordering.

As a compromise, introduce a new default "Auto" sort mode.

  • TopDown ordering for non-interactive operations
  • BottomUp ordering for interactive menus where users select packages

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pfeifferj force-pushed the feat/sort-mode-auto branch 9 times, most recently from 66ea29d to aaffdff Compare January 9, 2026 10:20
Users have requested --bottomup as the default sorting behavior.
However, paru wraps pacman and should mimic its behavior, which
uses topdown ordering.

As a compromise, introduce a new default "Auto" sort mode.
- TopDown ordering for non-interactive operations
- BottomUp ordering for interactive menus where users select packages

Signed-off-by: Josephine Pfeiffer <hi@josie.lol>
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g1ffoni commented Mar 4, 2026

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I was about to suggest this (BottomUp by default), it's so much better for package selection! Happy a solution is on the way (aside from manual configuration). :-) good job

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