On Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 10:33:04AM +1100, Adam Kennedy wrote: > I'll say it a second time... > > Packlist 2.0 > > Take MYMETA, add an extra key with the list that will be installed, intall > it in the usual place as we do now. > > Package manager scans the filesystem for the packlist files. >
Or the distribution -> packlist index can be store in a well known location (top of the install directory I suppose). > Might seem slow, but on SSDs scanning the filesystem like that is super > super fast. -- Philippe Bruhat (BooK) When you wander near evil, Security is only a function of foolishness... (Moral from Groo The Wanderer #21 (Epic))