docs(man): cross-reference IgnoreDevelSource from --devel - #1552
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The --devel section explains the git ls-remote mechanism but never names the failure modes it has: PKGBUILDs that check out a different ref in prepare(), or list git sources that don't drive pkgver, will appear as devel updates on every run even though the resulting package is identical. Users repeatedly file this as a bug instead of reaching for the existing IgnoreDevel / IgnoreDevelSource knobs in paru.conf(5). Add a paragraph pointing at both options so the escape hatch is discoverable from the place readers actually look. Signed-off-by: Josephine Pfeiffer <hi@josie.lol>
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--develsection inparu(8)explains thegit ls-remotecheck but never names the failure modes it has: PKGBUILDs thatgit checkouta different ref inprepare(), or that list secondary git sources which don't drivepkgver, will appear as devel updates on every run even when the resulting package is identical.Two config knobs already exist for exactly this case (
IgnoreDevel,IgnoreDevelSourceinparu.conf(5)), but they're discoverable only by reading the config man page front to back. Users repeatedly reach for a bug report instead.This adds a single paragraph under
--develthat names the failure mode and points at both options.