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regarding Contrib: cron script for partial updating
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: slocate
Version: 2.7-2
Severity: wishlist
Slocate updates its database daily which results in prolonged
heavy disk activity. This may not matter for machines where
the update is done at a time when no one is actually using the
system. For those like me who switch on their box in the
morning it can be somewhat annoying.
On my system I have areas where changes are frequent and
others, where changes are not that frequent or where I'm
willing to tolerate a slightly out-of-date slocate index.
Accordingly, I've attached a script that enables admins to
decide which directories are updated daily and which only
at a longer interval. Please consider including the script
as a contribution with the slocate package.
As the script creates multiple databases, currently users
would have to set their LOCATE_PATH explicitly like this
export
LOCATE_PATH="/var/lib/slocate/slocate.home.db:/var/lib/slocate/slocate.db"
To make this unnecessary, I suggest that slocate by default
add all databases in /var/lib/slocate/ in order of recency.
Michael
---------- /etc/default/slocate ----------
# Update the full index every $FULL_UPDATE_INTERVAL days.
# If left empty or undefined, the update is done daily.
FULL_UPDATE_INTERVAL=5
# Directories whose file indexes should be updated daily.
# If left empty or undefined, everything starting at /
# is indexed.
# Multiple directories are separated by whitespace
# e.g., "/dir1 /dir2"
UPDATE_DAILY="/home"
---------- /etc/cron.daily/slocate ----------
#! /bin/sh
UPDATE=/usr/bin/updatedb
SLOCATEDB_DIR=/var/lib/slocate
MAIN_SLOCATEDB=$SLOCATEDB_DIR/slocate.db
[ -r /etc/default/slocate ] && . /etc/default/slocate
if [ -x /usr/bin/slocate ]
then
if [ ! -f /etc/updatedb.conf ]
then
UPDATE="$UPDATE -f proc"
fi
for d in $UPDATE_DAILY; do
n=`echo $d | sed -e 's,^/,,;s,/,_,g'`
db=$SLOCATEDB_DIR/slocate.$n.db
$UPDATE -U $d -o $db
chown root.slocate $db
done
if [ -z "$FULL_UPDATE_INTERVAL" \
-o "`find $MAIN_SLOCATEDB -daystart -mtime
-$FULL_UPDATE_INTERVAL 2>/dev/null`" \
!= "$MAIN_SLOCATEDB" ]
then
excl=`echo $UPDATE_DAILY | sed -e 's/^ *//;s/ *$//;s/ */,/g'`
$UPDATE -u -e $excl -o $MAIN_SLOCATEDB
chown root:slocate $MAIN_SLOCATEDB
fi
fi
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.4
Locale: LANG=POSIX, lc_ctype=de_de.iso885...@euro
Versions of packages slocate depends on:
ii adduser 3.51 Add and remove users and groups
ii dpkg 1.10.20 Package maintenance system for Deb
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Version: 3.1-1.1+rm
The slocate package has been removed from Debian testing, unstable and
experimental, so I am now closing the bugs that were still opened
against it.
For more information about this package's removal, read
http://bugs.debian.org/457565 . That bug might give the reasons why
this package was removed, and suggestions of possible replacements.
Don't hesitate to reply to this mail if you have any question.
Thank you for your contribution to Debian.
Kind regards,
--
Marco Rodrigues
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