On 2/6/08, CSights <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe one could monitor apt's cache with inotify and then start or > stop > sharing files as they appear in apt's cache? > (Or at least start sharing those files which appeared in apt's cache > through > the actions of DebTorrent. Stop sharing shouldn't be as complicated.)
I just realized another reason this won't work, in replying to your other bug. DebTorrent can be run on one machine in a local network, proxying all local requests from packages. Therefore, it can't expect that the package it returns will be placed in a local apt's cache where it can access it again. The alternative that I suggested could still be made to work, as the debtorrent apt method would only set the file as local if it came from a DebTorrent client on the local machine, although this could be made a configuration option as most fast networks would not need to keep a copy in apt's cache on the local network. > Another possible downside: would apt be able to use those downloaded > files if > DebTorrent were uninstalled? It would not. Cameron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
