sort last updated descending by default. FS#10703

packages/templatetags/package_extras.py

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ def __init__(self, sortfield):
     def render(self, context):
         qs = context['querystring'].copy()
         if qs.has_key('sort') and qs['sort'] == self.sortfield:
-            qs['sort'] = '-' + self.sortfield
+            if self.sortfield.startswith('-'):
+                qs['sort'] = self.sortfield[1:]
+            else:
+                qs['sort'] = '-' + self.sortfield
         else:
             qs['sort'] = self.sortfield
         return '?' + qs.urlencode()

templates/packages/search.html

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ <h4 style="text-align: right">Search Criteria</h4>
                 <th><a href="{% buildsortqs "pkgname" %}">Name</a></th>
                 <th>Version</th>
                 <th>Description</th>
-                <th><a href="{% buildsortqs "last_update" %}">Last Updated</a></th>
+                <th><a href="{% buildsortqs "-last_update" %}">Last Updated</a></th>
             </tr>
         {% for pkg in results %}
         <tr class="{% cycle pkgr2,pkgr1 %}">