On Tuesday 18 March 2003 14:04, Fran�ois Pons wrote: > > - if a download was aborted use the part that is allready there and > > download the rest then > > This can automatically activated according to protocol used, typically > rsync allow that, whereas http or ftp protocol should be tried > differently, maybe by allowing continue download and download again on > error (only the beginning) if rpm is still inconsistent ?
Yes this would be fine. ftp should allow that too in most cases. http I don't know > > > - if a server is to slow / not reachable, take the next > > Auto tune server before downloading ? yes , ping the server and take the one with the shortest round-trip ? I guess there are better solutions ;). The most imortant is that a not reachable server does not lead to an error. > > - urpmi.importmedia (mirror content to hd, build hdlist, add media) > > Yes, media management can be improved to create automatically > environment for updating media, spliting and others. > > This looks like mkcd or gendistrib features, maybe factorisation ? > gendistrib yes, but different media should be held on hd. I don't know what you mean with factorization :) If it mean to include gendistrib in urpm and deny it as standalone tool , yes. > > Don't know if it is meant by p2p magic-hdlist : a "click on a link to add > > media"/ urpmi://...hdlist.cz would maybe be fine too (Easy Urpmi thought > > one step further) > > I was thinking on synthesis containing all needed informations as an > extensions. Yes, then a mime-type for synthesis or something similar could lead to add this media. Sounds like the same in an other way > > > One other idea is nothing that can do urpmi: meta-packages for special > > purposes (like the groups during installation) > > Yes, I was thinking about it for 9.1, just need to use compssUsers file, > no added for 9.1 but great effectively. Extension of this with packages ? A group of people could work on a special topic. Lets say Linux Audio Workstation ;). They could define then such a special group in a package with needed packages description Make the group selection then in rpmdrake visable would top it. -- Regards Steffen ____________________ counter.li.org : #296567. machine: 181800 vdr-box : 87 ____________________ Please dont CC me, since if I have replied I'll watch the tread. Both mails will be filtered to the ML-folder. Thanks
