ugh.

extra/pre-build.d/root/packages.both

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # Commented lines are supported (via a preceding # only).
 # Packages from the AUR can be specified.
-# If you require a package with a regex special character in the name
-# (i.e.: .\?+[]{} etc.)
-# and it is part of the ACTUAL package name, then you must DOUBLE-ESCAPE it:
-# e.g. 'bonnie\\+\\+' for a package named 'bonnie++'
 # We need to install all X drivers.
 abs
 acpi
@@ -24,7 +20,7 @@ bin86
 bind-tools
 binutils
 bluez-utils
-bonnie\\+\\+
+#bonnie++ ## TODO: ugh. apacman has a new "regex mode"... that you can't disable. https://github.com/oshazard/apacman/issues/79
 boxbackup-client
 boxbackup-server
 bozocrack-git