Can synthesis and hdlist be used at same time ?
I can't use only synthesis file because I use a lot urpmf to find a package 
from a header file, to install it later.
A nice idea  is having the two files for a source.
* "urpmi.update -a"         will update synthesis file
* "urpmi.update -a --full"  will update hdlist file (or another option than 
--full)

So normal users won't see changes, and advanced users will have to add an 
option to theirs scripts :)

urpmf could print a warning if the hdlist is older than the synthesis.

Advantages: full descriptions available for all packages, and only small 
synthesis updated when checking for updated packages

Emmanuel



Le Jeudi 28 Novembre 2002 15:19, Fran�ois Pons a �crit :
> Le jeu 28/11/2002 � 13:53, Lea Gris a �crit :
> > With urpmi you *have* to download entire filelists everytime you want to
> > download/upgrade package from constantly upgrading mirrors because
> > serverside new or updated packages don't magically go to your local
> > filelist. You have to get an updated one everytime.
>
> I may not have been clear enough, you may want to download synthesis
> file instead of hdlist one, but you will lack urpmf support. But
> synthesis file size is approximately 140 KB instead of 22.5 MB to be
> precise on hdlist size you have.
>
> A lot of other cooker contributors have already posted these remarks
> yet.
>
> Fran�ois.


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