[arch] improvement: explicitly marking installed dependent packages as 'dependencies' (installation)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
   - not rechecking sub-dependencies of an AUR dependency to be installed
   - allowing AUR packages to be installed as dependencies of a repository package
   - always listing repository packages as primary options when multiple providers for a given dependency are available
+  - installation: explicitly marking installed dependent packages as "dependencies" (`--asdeps`)
   - settings:
     - "Auto-define dependency providers" property renamed to "Auto-match dependency by name" 
-    - new property 'prefer_repository_provider': automatically picks the single package from the repositories among several external (AUR) available as the provider for a given dependency 
+    - new property 'prefer_repository_provider': automatically picks the single package from the repositories among several external (AUR) available as the provider for a given dependency
 
 ### Fixes
 - General

bauh/gems/arch/controller.py

@@ -1760,7 +1760,8 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
             status_handler.start()
             installed, _ = context.handler.handle_simple(pacman.install_as_process(pkgpaths=repo_dep_names,
                                                                                    root_password=context.root_password,
-                                                                                   file=False),
+                                                                                   file=False,
+                                                                                   as_deps=True),
                                                          output_handler=status_handler.handle)
 
             if installed:
@@ -2427,7 +2428,8 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
                                                                        root_password=context.root_password,
                                                                        file=context.has_install_files(),
                                                                        pkgdir=context.project_dir,
-                                                                       overwrite_conflicting_files=overwrite_files),
+                                                                       overwrite_conflicting_files=overwrite_files,
+                                                                       as_deps=context.dependency),
                                              output_handler=status_handler.handle if status_handler else None)
 
     def _handle_install_call(self, context: TransactionContext, to_install: List[str], status_handler) -> bool:

bauh/gems/arch/pacman.py

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def map_installed(names: Iterable[str] = None) -> dict:  # returns a dict with w
 
 
 def install_as_process(pkgpaths: Iterable[str], root_password: str, file: bool, pkgdir: str = '.',
-                       overwrite_conflicting_files: bool = False, simulate: bool = False) -> SimpleProcess:
+                       overwrite_conflicting_files: bool = False, simulate: bool = False, as_deps: bool = False) -> SimpleProcess:
     cmd = ['pacman', '-U'] if file else ['pacman', '-S']
     cmd.extend(pkgpaths)
 
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ def install_as_process(pkgpaths: Iterable[str], root_password: str, file: bool,
     if overwrite_conflicting_files:
         cmd.append('--overwrite=*')
 
+    if as_deps:
+        cmd.append('--asdeps')
+
     return SimpleProcess(cmd=cmd,
                          root_password=root_password,
                          cwd=pkgdir,