Unable to update system due to dependency

[kubwit]

Hi all.
I tried to update but i get always dipendency errors

impossibile soddisfare le dipendenze:
- unable to satisfy dependency 'perl<5.37' required by perl-io-interface

any pacman -Syyu or -Syu failed

Thanks in advance for any help

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.41-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
    Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.6 Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: F2A55-M LK v: Rev X.0x
    serial: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends v: 6305
    date: 07/09/2013
CPU:
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    type: MT MCP arch: Piledriver rev: 1 cache: L1: 96 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
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    1: 2284 2: 1569 bogomips: 14013
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[Nachlese]

@kubwit

unable to satisfy dependency 'perl<5.37' required by perl-io-interface

What do you need perl-io-interface for?
It requires perl<5.37 - the version in the repos is 5.38

It (perl-io-interface) is not in the Manjaro repo, so it is likely a package from AUR.

Check your AUR packages - they are the source of this conflict.

The use of AUR can be tricky, especially with the Manjaro stable branch.
Not so much when testing or unstable is used - then the system will be closer to Arch, which is what these AUR packages are designed for.

The practical advise:
do the update while excluding AUR packages - then try to figure out how to (re)build the AUR packages.

I’m not familiar with pamac (how to tell it to exclude AUR packages.
Use:
sudo pacman -Syu
so the core system is up to date
only then turn your attention to any AUR packages …

pacman only deals with the repo packages
pamac can handle both
do one at a time, the repo first

[Teo]

[root tip] [HowTo] Check if your AUR build scripts have been updated

AUR usage != Manjaro stable branch Test if you are AUR ready by running below snippet in a terminal if [[ $(pacman-mirrors -G) == 'stable' ]]; then echo 'AUR is a no-go'; else echo 'OK - go ahead'; fi The Arch way Every AUR build script page has a notification subscription → in upper right box. This is a simple as it gets - when the script is updated you get a mail notification.

Screenshot

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[freggel.doe]

@kubwit

unable to satisfy dependency 'perl<5.37' required by perl-io-interface

I’ve seen this with other AUR packages as well. perl-io-interface adds the perl (version) dependency when building the package using the (then) installed/current perl. See the PKGBUILD in line 29:
https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=perl-io-interface

depends+=("perl>=$_perlver_min" "perl<$_perlver_max")

It’s blocking updates as you noticed.
One way to deal with such packages is to temporarily remove them (ignoring any dependency breakages):

$ sudo pacman -Rdd perl-io-interface

then do the system update

$ sudo pacman -Syu

and then rebuild the package in question, for exampe with pamac

$ pamac build perl-io-interface