Extend --print/--print-format to work from more pacman options
The current --print-format option is very limited in which options it works for. e.g. it does not work for any -Q options and has no effect on -Ss.
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Extend --print-format specification to allow more fields to be printed -
Make --print/--print-format usable for more pacman options.
Flyspray references:
- https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/70227
- https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/25236
- https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/45621
Note, that the current --print-format approach using printf style format strings is limited in options/readability, so a python/rust style format may be the way forward.
Edited by Allan McRae